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The GAIN PLAN: Improving Nigeria’s fruit and food yields by cutting down postharvest losses

Estimates from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) reveal that almost 40% of all fruits and vegetables in the whole of Africa are lost...

Loss and Damage funding: A lifeline for billions of people in Africa

There is no agreed definition of "Loss and damage" in the international climate negotiations. However, according https://climatepromise.undp.org/climate-dictionary, the term can refer to the unavoidable impacts...

Nigeria alerts public over outbreak of anthrax disease in neighbouring countries

The Federal Government of Nigeria has alerted the public on the outbreak of anthrax disease in some neighbouring countries within the West African sub-...

Why Inadequate pesticide laws, regulatory lapses exist in Nigeria: Call for caution (II)

Continued from yesterday Part 2: Checking the flaw Based on the issues identified regarding inadequate pesticide laws and regulatory lapses in Nigeria, here are some recommendations...

World Environment Day: Cote d’Ivoire, AfDB urge collective action to end plastic pollution

Cote d’Ivoire hosted the 50th anniversary of World Environment Day on June 5, 2023, with the African Development Bank (AfDB) as a core partner for...

Climate action: We’ve put subnational, local govts on the map – UCLG Africa

The 29th ordinary session of the Executive Committee of United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) held on June 3, 2023, in...

Acute water shortage: Any hope for Sabongida community?

In faraway New York in 2019, then Plateau governor, Simon Lalong, made one of the speeches that was expected to define his tenure as...

Consortium advocates for investments in youth to empower 10 million Nigerians by 2030

According to a group led by Preston Associates for International Development (PAID), the Nigerian government must value and invest in youth, who can be...

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NiMet predicts three-day thundery, sunny weather conditions across Nigeria

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and thunderstorms from Tuesday, April 8 to Thursday, April 10, 2025,...
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Group demands enabling environment for efficient waste management

The Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAMN) has called for an enabling environment for its members to deliver...

Aid cuts threaten fragile progress in ending maternal deaths – UN

Women today are more likely than ever to survive pregnancy and childbirth according to a major new report released...

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NiMet predicts three-day thundery, sunny weather conditions across Nigeria

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and...

Group demands enabling environment for efficient waste management

The Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAMN) has...