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NPC seeks climate resilience, data-driven policies to manage population growth

The Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Isa Kwarra, has called for urgent strategic investments in healthcare, education, climate resilience and data-driven policies. Speaking at...

Achievement of SDGs depends on data of population size, growth – UN Resident Coordinator

The UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Mathias Schmale, says the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) depends on availability...

World population growth slowing, expected to reach 8bn by year’s end – UN

The global population is continuing to increase but growth is becoming slower, according to a new UN report to mark World Population Day on Monday,...

Improving access to family planning for climate-compatibility

Policymakers and others working to slow human-caused climate change and make societies more resilient to its impacts should consider potential contributions to that effort...

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Unregulated food environment: Nigeria is eating itself to death

There is a quiet epidemic running alongside Nigeria's more publicised health crises. It does not arrive in sudden outbreaks...
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World Water Day: Alliance unveils upgraded global water standard

The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, announced the launch of Version 3.0 of the International Water Stewardship Standard,...

Zambian authorities seize half-a-tonne of ivory tusks smuggled by cross-border trafficking syndicate

Acting on intelligence provided by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), Zambian law enforcement agents raided a house in...

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Unregulated food environment: Nigeria is eating itself to death

There is a quiet epidemic running alongside Nigeria's more...

World Water Day: Alliance unveils upgraded global water standard

The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) on Wednesday, March 18, 2026,...