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Monthly Archives: August, 2018

Amnesty office to partner NOSDRA on disaster reduction in Niger Delta

The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator, Amnesty Programme Office, Prof. Charles Dokubo, says the office will collaborate with the...

NEMA, stakeholders seek to curb climate-induced disasters

At a daylong a forum held in Abuja on Thursday, August 16, 2018, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and a group of stakeholders...

Lawmaker, others raise alarm over erosion threat in Anambra

A lawmaker representing Idemili South State Constituency in Anambra, Mr Chukwuka Ezenwune, has raised alarm over an erosion site which he said had claimed...

Nigeria needs 3m toilets annually to meet SDG sanitation target – UNICEF

No fewer than three million toilets are needed to be constructed annually if Nigeria would meet the Sustainable Development Goals to scale up sanitation...

Activists confront palm oil company, Golden Agri Resources

Indonesian, Liberian and International NGOs have filed five new complaints against Indonesia’s largest palm oil company, Golden Agri Resources (GAR). GAR, which is part of...

WFP distributes 7,340 fuel-efficient stoves to displaced women in Borno

The World Food Programme (WFP), in conjunction with its partner INTERSOS, has distributed fuel-efficient stoves to 7,340 displaced families in Banki town, Borno State. According...

Rotary earmarks $96.5m to end polio

Rotary on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 announced nearly $100 million in grants to support the global effort to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that...

Court strikes out anti-GMO case, activists pledge to fight on

The Federal High Court of Justice, sitting in Abuja on the Wednesday, August 15, 2018, struck out a suit instituted by the Health of...

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UN agencies strengthen alliances to end female genital mutilation

Three UN agencies say they have concluded plans to strengthen alliances and build movements to end Female Genital Mutilation...
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Water Resources, Blue Economy ministries partner to boost food production

The Federal Ministries of Water Resources and the Marine and Blue Economy have pledged to collaborate to enhance food...

Taraba invasion: Communities cry of hunger and displacement

Residents of Takum, a local government area in Taraba State, have raised concern about the negative implications of the...

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UN agencies strengthen alliances to end female genital mutilation

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Water Resources, Blue Economy ministries partner to boost food production

The Federal Ministries of Water Resources and the Marine...
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