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World Bank: How climate change threatens Nigeria’s development

Though Nigeria appears to be on track to be among the world’s top 20 largest economies, climate change could however impact the country’s development...

Osuntogun at 70: How I emerged, fairing as an environmentalist

Adeniyi Osuntogun, environmentalist, former Director of the Leadership for Environment & Development (LEAD) in Nigeria and Professor of Agricultural Economics, recently clocked 70 years...

Worrisome atmospheric CO2

Several weeks ago, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the US reported that atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) surpassed a notable milestone....

‘Ibadan Declaration’ demands emission cuts

The civil society in Nigeria has said that, in line with the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)...

Nigeria: Why polio persists

A child is born every day in Nigeria. After the birth, the mother is expected to immunise the child against some preventable childhood diseases...

Global warming, bumpy rides and green flights

Experts have warned that jet streams intensified by global warming will increase the frequency of turbulence on transatlantic flights by 50 percent. Flights encountering air...

Linking Boko Haram to climate change, shrinking Lake Chad

Congregation of the People of Tradition for Proselytism and Jihad (Jamā'a Ahl al-sunnah li-da'wa wa al-jihād), better known by its Hausa name Boko Haram ("Western education is sinful"), is a jihadistmilitant...

Smallholder farmers and climate extremes

Basil Oru, a migrant farmer in Igbe, Ikorodu in Lagos, frowns at the rising temperatures, along with the irregular rainfall pattern he claims is...

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Gov. Mbah signs executive order creating new Urban Areas in Enugu

Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State, on Thursday, January 9, 2025, signed an Executive Order No. 1, 2025, designating...
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Stop demonising GMO products, expert cautions anti-GMO activists

TELA/BMSS Project Manager at the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), Dr. Sylvester Oikeh, has cautioned anti-GMO activists against demonising...

AfDB to boost Lagos transport system with new rail line

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has promised to work with the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) to boost...

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Gov. Mbah signs executive order creating new Urban Areas in Enugu

Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State, on Thursday, January...

Stop demonising GMO products, expert cautions anti-GMO activists

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