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4m Nigerians face acute food insecurity – FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has said that about 4.02 million people in Nigeria are currently faced with acute food insecurity. FAO...

Protecting children’s health with better food safety

Some 45% of deaths in children aged 5 and under could be prevented by better nutrition, according to the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development,...

Clean cooking: Rural women get gas cylinders from Ekwueme varsity centre

The Centre for Climate Change and Development at Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, in Ebonyi State and its partners – Techno Oil Limited...

Antiques trade fails in legal bid to quash UK’s Ivory Act

A group of antiques traders have failed in an apparent bid to overturn the UK Ivory Act, which is intended to help save elephants. Though yet...

Ogun, Edo, Plateau emerge new REDD+ project states

A recent scoping mission to seven states has finally produced the three new states that will join the Nigeria REDD+ Programme. They are Ogun,...

COP25: EU embassies urged to prioritise, fastrack visa service

European Union embassies worldwide have been called upon to offer a fast and priority service to process visas of those travelling to the UN climate negotiations...

Solid waste poses greatest environmental challenge in Nigeria – Minister

Minister of Environment, Dr Mohammed Mamoud, says the menace of municipal solid waste is one of the gravest environmental challenges facing the country. Mamoud made this known...

Scientists forecast El Niño to occur by 2020

The serious weather phenomenon "El Niño" could soon occur again in the Pacific region, according to scientists. Researchers at Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU), the Potsdam Institute for...

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Govt will deploy drones to maximise agricultural output – Kyari

Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, said the Federal Government would...
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Katsina earmarks N50b for water projects

The Katsina State Government says it has earmarked about N50 billion to execute various water related projects across the...

Osinbajo advocates climate positive growth in Africa

The former Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has advocated climate positive growth for job and wealth creation...

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Govt will deploy drones to maximise agricultural output – Kyari

Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari,...

Katsina earmarks N50b for water projects

The Katsina State Government says it has earmarked about...
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