As droughts and floods wreak havoc on harvests, small-scale farmers are spending billions of dollars of their own money each year to adapt to a changing climate, despite it being a problem they did not create, according to research released on Tuesday.
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The Federal Government has vowed to probe allegations of prison officials colluding with terrorists in the north-eastern part of the country, saying the accusations are “despicable.”
Over the years, climate change is rapidly worsening as deforestation encroaches on previously untouched areas
Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has ordered the immediate “general” renovation of the first residence of former President Shehu Shagari, which was razed by fire last weekend.
Environmentalists have expressed concern on the biosafety, toxicity of dispersants used to mop up oil spills from offshore waters with fishes and other marine creature.
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.
The world’s biggest iceberg—more than twice the size of Britain’s capital city—is on the move after decades of being grounded on the seafloor in Antarctica.
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.
The Federal Government has expressed its resolve to collaborate with state governments to deliver the dividends of democracy to Nigerians.
The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, expressed optimism about the solution to the negative effects of climate change.