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Climate defenders call for halt in issuance of coal mining licences in Nigeria

Climate defenders in Nigeria on Thursday, August 26, 2021 called for a stop to the issuance of coal mining licenses, in light of the...

GMO technology stigmatised in Nigeria, says OFAB country coordinator

The country coordinator, Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) in Africa, Dr Rose Gidado, says the Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) technology has been stigmatised...

Nigeria approves Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) said the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) had approved Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV...

Climate change impact on kids: Nigeria second on UNICEF risk ranking

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has ranked Nigeria as second highest-risk country where children are susceptible to the impact of climate change. In its “Children’s...

TotalEnergies reduces gas flaring in Nigeria by 75% in 10yrs

TotalEnergies says it has successfully reduced gas flaring in its operations in Nigeria by 75 per cent in the last 10 years. Mr Victor Bandele,...

Cholera: Nigeria records 37,819 cases, 1,178 deaths from 23 states, FCT

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country has recorded 37,819 suspected cases of cholera, 1,178 deaths in 23 states and the...

Nigeria losing billions by not tapping opportunities in forest sector – Don

 A university don, Prof. Tope Ajayi, has said forestry has the potential of helping to create dependable economic fortunes for the Federal Government and...

What IPCC report means for Nigeria

The new UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Climate Report is sounding the alarm, most especially to a country like Nigeria: if we fail...

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Informal lead, gold mining contributing to widespread poisoning in Nigeria – Study

Artisanal lead mining in Nigeria is responsible for airborne lead exposures that are 10 times the U.S. Permissible Exposure...
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ACReSAL’s week-long Lagos retreat to review project implementation progress

The Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project is currently hosting a high-level retreat to review project implementation progress,...

Govt commences power distribution companies’ overhaul with two underperforming DisCos

The Federal Government has begun moves to initiate sweeping reforms aimed at revitalising Nigeria’s electricity distribution sector, starting with...

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Informal lead, gold mining contributing to widespread poisoning in Nigeria – Study

Artisanal lead mining in Nigeria is responsible for airborne...

ACReSAL’s week-long Lagos retreat to review project implementation progress

The Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project is...
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