Plastics used in farming activities are accumulating in agricultural soil worldwide at an alarming rate, a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) published on Monday reveals. Plastics are used extensively in agriculture, from plastic-coated seeds to protective wraps…
Lifting 100 million out of poverty by 2025 still possible, despite recession threat
The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), a joint analysis from the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) at the University of Oxford, goes beyond measuring poverty as a measurement of poverty, and looks at…
U.S. awards $3m grant to 3 Nigerian private hospitals
The Director, USTDA, Enoh Ebong, signs agreement with the hospitals’ CEOs for the disbursement of the grants at the U.S Embassy, Abuja, on Monday. The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded three million dollars grant to…
Hypo toilet cleaner inaugurates another set of 36 toilet units across three schools
Barely three months after a set of twenty-four units of toilet facilities were commissioned across three schools by Hypo Toilet Cleaner in partnership with National Youth Service Corp, another fresh set of thirty-six rescued toilets have been newly inaugurated in…
FG seeks private sector involvement in handwashing practice
The Minister of Water Resources, Alhaji Suleiman Adamu, on Monday called on the private sector and other stakeholders to do more to encourage handwashing practice in all public places in the country. He made this call at an event to…
Africa adopts ‘Pact for the Future of Humanity’ at Daejon
The 7th World Summit of Leaders and Officials of Cities and Regional governments organized by the United Cities and Local Governments in Daejeon, South Korea, on October 10th to 14th 2022, gathered over 3,000 cities and regional governments and their partners…