Pesticides used in agriculture have long been the subject of controversy and misinformation – and the attention of regulators. Since before America’s first neonicotinoid (“neonic”) insecticide was registered in 1994, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been continually assessing the risks of this vital class of pesticide on plants, humans, animals, and the environment. EPA’s science-based risk assessments are the basis for their reputation in agriculture as one of the safest and most environmentally friendly agrochemicals in use today.
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
ASHENEWS reports that the Nigerian government, on Sunday, inaugurated the National Wheat Cultivation scheme in Auyo local government area of Jigawa, targeting 1,250,000 tonnes of yields in a total of 100,000 hectares of land.
President Bola Tinubu has appointed 10 Nigerians to serve on the Board of Directors of the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI):
Slow release fertilizers ( SLR) are those that release their nutrients in a gradual and controlled manner, better adapting to the demand of the plants and minimizing losses to the environment.
ASHENEWS reports that a report by Agora Policy has revealed that Nigeria is estimated to have lost $100 billion due to the effect of climate change.
ASHENEWS reports that residents of Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State has bemoaned the act of open defecation and dumping of refuse in the drainage. This development, according to the residents, causing pollution and making the environment unhabitable. Speaking with our Correspondent, a resident of Abata area, Mr. Tijani Oyeniyi explained that it is common practice in the area as people choose to defecate in the drainage. He noted that several attempts to dissuade people from the act has proved abortive as the perpetrators did not yield to warnings and cautions. On her part, a resident of Ilé Balogun…
A law professor and former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has said that the Court of Appeal’s reported move to correct the Certified True Copy of its judgment on Kano State governorship election, is not within the ambit of Slip Rule.
Traditional gender norms continue to stymy the progress of women in science in Africa, says Hulda Swai, one of two women appointed as chairs at an African research initiative dedicated to anti-apartheid icon Oliver Tambo.
Land values rose even as farm income declined from last summer, lenders said, due to high production costs and lower commodity prices, with a decline expected for this fall, too.
Pesticides used in agriculture have long been the subject of controversy and misinformation – and the attention of regulators. Since before America’s first neonicotinoid (“neonic”) insecticide was registered in 1994, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been continually assessing the risks of this vital class of pesticide on plants, humans, animals, and the environment. EPA’s science-based risk assessments are the basis for their reputation in agriculture as one of the safest and most environmentally friendly agrochemicals in use today.