Category: Development
Five months to go, Amosun returns to abandoned road
“You can now see, after demolishing all the shops and houses, the promised project has not been delivered. Why didn’t they leave the structures which were means of...
Group tasks media on reportage of migrating children
Issues concerning migrating children across the West African boarders were brought to the fore when a Non-Governmental Organisation, Terre Des Hommes (TDH) held a two...
Hilton launches ‘Big Five’ for Sustainable Travel and Tourism across Africa
The management of Hilton, Kenya, has announced an initial investment of USD$1 million to drive sustainable travel and tourism in Africa. The initiative according to the...
Nigeria ahead in SDGs implementation – Orelope Adefulire
Nigeria is currently ahead of its target in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs, Mrs...
Nigeria is going to be the envy of the world soon – VP Osinbajo
NIGERIA IS GOING TO BE THE ENVY OF THE WORLD SOON, SAYS VP OSINBAJO ON INDEPENDENCE DAY “Wherever we are from, from whatever part of this great country that we are...
Egun people in Makoko are customary tenants to our family – Baale
Located in Yaba Local Government Area of Lagos State, Makoko community is almost synonymous with slums and poverty. Originally a fishing post on the Lagos Lagoon, Makoko...
Canon marks third anniversary of UN’s Sustainability Development Goals
Canon (www.Canon-CNA.com), a provider of imaging technologies and services, yesterday marked the anniversary of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals...
North East: IITA, AfDB to help Taraba on cassava, train 60 extension workers
In its bid to boost cassava production in the North East, research institute, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is out to build a synergy...
Buhari calls for global action on climate change, Lake Chad crisis
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that most crises usually have a variety of festering causes and effects. “It is the failure to address problems early and...
Is there Biosafety in Nigeria?
At a recent HOMEF dialogue with farmers, most of the participants declared that they have never heard of anything called genetically modified organisms (GMOs). When...
