Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, the President, African Development Bank(AfDB) Group, says Africa will drive global agenda on renewable energy and green transitions. Adesina said this at a media conference in Nairobi, on the sidelines of the ongoing AfDB Annual Meetings 2024. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event marks the 59th Annual Assembly of the AfDB, the 50th
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Agricultural experts have called on the government at all levels to implement policy frameworks that support and empower Agricultural Development Program (ADP) officers and stakeholders in the agricultural value chain. The aim is to equip them with the necessary knowledge to assist farmers in improving productivity amidst evolving climate conditions. This call was made by Olaide Olawuwo from Tru Organic
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The Kwara State Government has committed to partnering with the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGi) to promote a cleaner environment as part of efforts to mitigate the impact of the fuel subsidy removal by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Speaking, at the North Central 2 and South West 2 Stakeholder engagement event held at the E-Phoenix Hotel in Ilorin, the
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The Kwara State House of Assembly has called on the state government to direct the Ministry of Environment to enforce strict compliance with the ‘Five to One’ tree planting policy as a necessary measure to combat global warming. The Speaker, Hon. Yakubu Danlad-Salihu, announced the resolution following the adoption of a motion on notice titled “Global Warming: Need to Halt
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In a bid to arrest rising food costs, the Kwara State Government has announced plans to invest in irrigation systems to boost food production in the state. The State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs. Oloruntoyosi Adebayo-Thomas, disclosed this at the state inter-ministerial press briefing held at the Ministry of Communication in Ilorin, the state capital. She highlighted the
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Delegates from the 196 Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will tomorrow commence a nine-day meeting to review and explore opportunities to advance the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF). The fourth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI 4) of the CBD is taking place from May 21-29 at the United Nations Office in
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The 26th session of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-26) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) concluded on Saturday in Nairobi, Kenya. The six-day meeting, attended by delegates from the 196 Parties to the CBD, resulted in significant recommendations addressing ocean biodiversity, modern biotechnology, global health, and biodiversity monitoring. Key recommendations from the meeting will
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The COP28 Presidency has designated the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) as the official custodian of an annual report series tracking global progress toward these key targets. This follows the historic outcome of the first Global Stocktake to triple global renewable energy capacity and double energy efficiency by 2030. A statement made available to DA NEWS, by Saga Henriksdotter, Communications
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The UN humanitarian agencies have said that no fewer than 60 million people in the Horn of Africa were in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) incident manager
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As part of it’s aim at cutting down greenhouse gases and replacing it with cleaner sources of energy, the governor of Lagos State South West Nigeria Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the arrival
Adetokunbo Abiola Methane continued its upwards emissions spiral, as it recorded its fourth highest annual increase in 2022, rising by 14 parts per billion to 1,911.9 ppb in the past year, faster
The value of Nigerian soya beans in the global market has reached N462.2 billion ($ 1.18 billion) due to huge production which has led to the exportation of the according to recent
A new report from the UN Climate Change shows that countries are bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emissions downward but underlines that these efforts remain insufficient to limit global temperature
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