Studies have shown that elevating women’s voices could be used to reduce Nigeria’s maternal mortality rate, which remains a public health concern, and ensure quality maternal healthcare. According to Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) 2018, the country has a maternal mortality rate of 512 women per 100,000 live births, which accounts for 20 percent of global maternal deaths. Stakeholders
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By Dare Akogun A report by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has identified inadequate rainfall and flooding as the two key adverse climatic factors that affected the yield of smallholder farmers in Northeast Nigeria in the year 2022. The flood, (NEMA), affected 245,361 persons and led to the total destruction of 27,339 Hectares of farmlands in Borno, Adamawa, Yobe,
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By Dare Akogun Many farmers, particularly those in remote villages, have reportedly switched to trade by barter to feed, following the cash crunch caused by the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, stated this in its latest findings which also indicated that farmers lost about N30bn due to the naira
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By Dare Akogun Women in Nigeria have been hailed for their efforts at ensuring food security in the country and reducing hunger-induced deaths. The National President Nigerian Association Of Women In Agriculture, NAWIA, Mrs. Ngizan Chahul gave the commendation at their 2022 Annual General Meeting, AGM, held in March 2023. She said 12,000 women have enrolled in the membership of
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…agro-Industrial Hub, Unique Model in Nigeria – IsBD’s Representative By Dare Akogun The Kwara State Government has disclosed its readiness to set an excellent example of Agro-Industrial processing Zone that will spur other states in the country to emulate for improvement and diversification of agricultural production. The State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, made the disclosure on Monday while
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By Dare Akogun Representative of 24 members nation from the Parties to the Convention and Paris Agreement are currently in Luxor, Egypt to discuss the operationalization of the new funding arrangements for Loss and Damage and the associated fund. The three-day meeting which started today is the first Transitional Committee meeting convene in Luxor to make recommendations for consideration and
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Kome Odhomor Oil and gas extraction activities in Nigeria are often accompanied by routine gas flaring and oil spills. The resulting pollution has added to the vulnerability of host communities to climate change and the food crisis. Other impacts on the communities include flooding, coastal erosion, and sea level rise among others. The communities bear the costs of the negative
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By Dare Akogun Two occupants in a moving car narrowly escaped death on Thursday evening along Unity Road in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital when a political signpost fell on their vehicle during torrential rain. The rain which fell for a few minutes and was accompanied by a strong windstorm wreaked havoc in the city damaging signposts, cars, buildings, electric
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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
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.
