By Dr Jean Kaseya, Director General, Africa CDC The advent of vaccines has been one of the greatest achievements in modern medicine, eradicating and controlling several life-threatening diseases that were once widespread. Routine immunisation systems contribute significantly to Africa’s health security and are a vital part of a comprehensive and functional public health system. Vaccination prevents the spread of diseases
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Africa is one of the continents facing the most severe impacts of climate change, with nine out of the 10 most vulnerable countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Climate change is expected to drastically impact agricultural productivity, increase the incidence of disease, poverty, and water stress and lead to conflict. On the sidelines of the 66th session of the Commission on the
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Beneficiaries of the Kwara State Government Agricultural Inputs and Irrigation Equipment Empowerment Scheme, have commended Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, for enhancing the capacity of the indigenous farmers and improving food production in the State. A statement by the Press Secretary Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Yusuf Ganiyu Adebisi, said the farmers gave this commendation during an unscheduled inspection
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The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has sealed a Kano-based company for violating environmental laws. The company, Aspire Nigeria Limited located along Hadejia Road in Nasarawa Local Government Area of the state, was sealed by the North West Zonal Director, Mudaishir Raheem, and his team on Friday, April 28, according to the News Agency of Nigeria. One
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A new report by the International Food Policy Research Institute Nigeria has revealed that Nigeria is losing about 0.35% of its total land area to desertification each year. The report released Friday said the loss is a reality that is increasingly reducing the country’s ability to produce food. The institute which is a research centre of CGIAR, a global partnership
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As part of efforts to ensure food security and job creation for rural youths and women through agric-enterprise development, over 1,000 youths from Ondo State South West Nigeria, will benefit from the International Fund for Agricultural Development Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises in Niger Delta (IFAD/Life-ND) project. The Coordinator of the programme, Prince Olawale Ademola who disclosed this during training for
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The value of fish imported into Nigeria from Norway dropped by 5.9% from ₦3.4 billion to ₦3.2 billion over a period of one year due to forex restrictions in the country. The Director for Africa for the Norwegian Seafood Council, Mr. Tronds Kostveit while speaking at Council’s seminar in Lagos. Nigeria’s bilateral relationship with Norway has grown considerably especially in
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The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa has claimed that the richest man in Sudan is a Nigerian. Abike made the claim on Monday, April 24 while responding to a tweet by a Nigerian user asking why some Nigerians decided to study in Sudan. “Nigerian study in Sudan, how on earth is this
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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
Nuclear power is a solution to climate change because it is the largest source of low-carbon energy that produces minimal greenhouse gas emissions and can help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide
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
Dare Akogun is a media innovator, strategic communication professional, and climate and energy transition journalist with over 11 years of impactful contributions to the media industry.
