Nigeria annual flood outlook 2024
The 2024 Flood Outlook report offers a comprehensive assessment of flood risk across the country, highlighting critical areas of concern and strategic recommendations for mitigation and preparedness. Through
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Adesina to Set up Fund for Young Farmers, Agripreneurs with US$250K World Food Prize Money
“I am proud as the Governor of Iowa State to proclaim Dr. Akinwumi Adesina as the 2017 World Food Prize Laureate.” With these words, Governor Kim Reynolds, officially named President of the African
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‘Nigeria needs $15.6b in three years to tackle energy deficiency’
The President of the Nigerian Association for Energy Economics (NAEE), Prof. Wumi Iledare, has disclosed that about $15.6billion would be required to provide stable electricity in the country. He made
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How oil spills increase infant deaths in Niger Delta
New research from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, has demonstrated for the first time how oil spills are increasing mortality rates among newborns in the Niger Delta of the country. The new
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Monkeypox: Panic in Enugu, Anambra, Delta, others over rumoured deadly vaccine, fresh outbreaks
News about the incident, which started in Nnewi, Oba and Awada, a suburb of Onitsha, filtered into Enugu at about 11.30 a.m. yesterday leading to parents running to schools, especially those owned by the
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‘70 per cent of companies in Cross River operate without EIA’
Environmental experts have disclosed that over 70 percent of companies in Cross River State do not have Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) plan.This position was made known recently in Calabar at a
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Group drags Shell to London court over 2011 Nigeria Bonga oil spill
Group drags Shell to London court over 2011 Nigeria Bonga oil spillGroup drags Shell to London court over 2011 Nigeria Bonga oil spill Bonga Oil Spill communities seek ways of compelling Shell to pay
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More trees help water sanitation, reduce child deaths- study
More trees at water sources improve sanitation and lead to fewer children dying from diarrhoea in poor countries, a global study said on Monday. The study examined the health of 300,000 children and
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Monkeypox spreads in Lagos, six other states, cases rise to 31
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) yesterday announced that fresh cases of Monkeypox disease had been recorded in the country. A statement by the NCDC Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu,
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Nigeria: Maternal Health- U.S.$20 Million Safe Birth Initiative for Nigeria, Ivory Coast
Coca-Cola Company is set to launch a new programme tagged: "The Safe Birth Initiative" to support the Ministries of Health in Nigeria and Ivory Coast to tackle the high incidence of maternal and newborn
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Nigeria: Kwara Records 147 Cases of Measles in Nine Months- WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said 147 cases of measles have been recorded in Kwara between January and August, this year. The WHO's measles Focal Person for Kwara, Wole Adaramola,