High Intake Of Salt Leads To Death, Experts Warn Nigerians
BY TERRY SANDRA EBIWONNI Nigerians have been advised to reduce their salt intake in food and drinks as excessive consumption puts people at risk of premature death. According to health…
UN Women Welcomes Adoption Of Robust Blueprint To End Women’s Poverty
The 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) delivered today robust commitments by UN Member States to strengthen financing and institutions to eradicate women’s and girls’…
Global Methane Forum Calls to Turn Commitments into Action on Path to COP29
Tackling emissions of methane now is essential to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting temperature rise to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels by 2050. With political momentum building fast…
Building Support for More Ambitious National Climate Action Plans
More than 50 development and implementing organization gathered in-person and virtually in Bonn this month to discuss approaches to support countries in formulating the next round of national climate action…
APC, A Party Adrift In Broken Promises And Power Struggles
BY ADEKOLA BOLUWAJI NIFEMI Since its formation in 2013, Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress (APC) has branded itself as the party of change, progress, and reform. Initially hailed as a welcome…
UN Environment Assembly delivers 15 resolutions to address action on climate change, nature loss and pollution
The sixth UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) concluded on Friday in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, with Member States delivering 15 resolutions aiming to boost multilateral efforts to address the triple planetary…
LASUSTECH To Get Lagos State Residents Registration Agency Centre
BY MOJEED JAMALDEEN OLADIPUPO The Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) has been provided with a space at the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), Ikorodu, to provide…
Food and Agriculture Organization Collaborates To Strengthen Animal Health In Malawi
FAO Malawi, USAID and Malawi Government launch initiative to strengthen Animal Health system, Prevent Zoonotic Diseases and combat antimicrobial resistance. The Food and Agriculture Organization, through its Emergency Centre for…
Burkina Faso To Join Water Convention
Burkina Faso is one of the Sahelian countries hardest hit by the effects of climate change, experiencing torrential rains and floods, as well as periods of insufficient rainfall. To help…
Consumer Safety: Lagos Wants Manufacturers, Others To Register With NAFDAC
BY BANKOLE BUKUNOLA MONSURAT The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has again called on all producers, entrepreneurs, and stakeholders in the food supply chain business to ensure all consumable…