Villagers’ Hopes Dashed As South African Stones Are Declared Mere Quartz
Up to 3,000 people flocked to remote village of KwaHlathi, but experts say value of the crystals is very low Unidentified stones that lured thousands [Read more …]
Environment
AfDB Pledges $6.5 Billion To Great Green Wall Initiative
The Sahel region’s Great Green Wall Initiative received a major boost from the African Development Bank on Monday. During a forum hosted by French President [Read more …]
We Are Putting Chemical Technology To National Service At NARICT – Prof. Barminas
Prof. Jeffrey Tsware Barminas is Director-General/Chief Executive Officer (DG/CEO), National Research Institute for Chemical Technology (NARICT), Zaria Kaduna State. In this interview with The Dream [Read more …]
NARICT Granulated Bio-Fertilizer Product: First Of Its Kind For Farmers
Chemical fertilizers have been the go-to choice for farmers seeking improved yields. However, the continuous and unabated use of chemical fertilizers destroys soil fertility, cause [Read more …]
NESREA To Start Vehicular Emission Test In Kwara Next Month
From Kehinde Emmanuel, Ilorin . The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) said it would embark on Vehicular Emission Test from April 2017 [Read more …]
Varsity Don Laments Earth Pollution , Proffers Solutions
From Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin An academic in the Department of Chemistry University of Ilorin, Prof. Uche Eke, has lamented that the Earth is being polluted [Read more …]
Flood: Niger Asks Residents To Vacate Homes Over NEMA Alert
From Saka Bolaji, Minna The Niger state government has called on riverine communities in the state not treat with levity the warning of the National [Read more …]
Kaduna To Plant 10 Million Trees
From Julius B. Kezi, Kafanchan The Kaduna State Government has disclosed that it was set to plant 10 million trees as part of measures to [Read more …]
Stop Blocking Waterways, APC Chief Tells Kafanchan Residents
From Julius B. Kezi, Kafanchan Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jema’a Local Government, and Coordinator, Environmental Sanitation Project, Malam Kali Ibrahim, has appealed to [Read more …]
Environment Impact Assessment: Kaduna Community Asks Govt To Investigate Firm
From Julius B. Kezi, Kafanchan Manchock community in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State has renewed its call to the federal and Kaduna State [Read more …]