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Rotten tomatoes can cause cancer, says expert

A nutritionist, Mrs Toyin Aliu, has said that the consumption of rotten tomatoes, popularly known as “esa”, can cause cancer. Aliu, who is of the College...

Group to partner UN, Nigeria to reduce emission from deforestation

The Climate and Sustainable Development Network (CSDevNet), a coalition of civil society groups, says it will partner with the government to achieve Nigeria’s targets for Reducing...

Agency lists sanitation challenges in Sokoto border communities

Executive Secretary, Sokoto Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA), Alhaji Sidi Abass, has linked insurgency, cattle rustling to challenges of poor hygiene and open defecation...

Report warns of dire consequences from temperature rise in Himalayan region

A comprehensive new study of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region, known as the world’s “Third Pole” for its vast store of ice, finds that even...

2019 Regional Climate Dialogues to boost climate action

Following the successful conclusion of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP24) in Poland in December 2018, which resulted in the adoption of the Paris Agreement Work...

Agriculture, highest contributor to global warming in Nigeria – Research

Agriculture is the highest contributor to global warming in Nigeria, a recent research conducted by the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology says. This research debunks the...

Rural hospitals in Cameroon get solar energy succour

One man’s endeavour is changing lives of many in rural Cameroon and fighting climate change. He is tapping energy from the sun and supplying to hospitals...

Nigeria, Togo fishers clamour sustainable fishing

Courtesy of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) fishers in Nigeria and Togo met on December 28, 2018 in Makoko community, Lagos State, Nigeria. The...

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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

Three UN agencies say they have concluded plans to...

Water Resources, Blue Economy ministries partner to boost food production

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