Nigeria Green News

House Endorses Sanctions Against Despots Onwuka Nzeshi 24 November 2009 Abuja — The House of Representatives yesterday endorsed the imposition of sanctions on undemocratic governments in the West African sub-region, saying African leaders must summon the moral authority to caution...

Erratic Rains Threaten Crop Yield in Africa 22 November 2009 The World Food Program (WFP) has called for more contribution to urgently assist about twenty million individuals in Africa who may be affected by erratic rain fall. According to WFP,...

When white Zimbabwean farmer Irvin Reid arrived in Nigeria almost five years ago, he was given a set of grid references in the remote bush and told to find water and build a new farm. His dairy farm now has...

Nigeria to end environmentally hazardous gas flaring Updated on Thursday, November 12, 2009, 11:11 IST Abuja: Nigeria will introduce a total ban on gas flaring, the environmentally hazardous practice of burning gas extracted together with oil, a top government official...