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Nigeria: Taraba, Dangote to Establish Sugar Factory in Lau

2013-05-06 07:49:27| Sugar Industry News

The Taraba government in partnership with the Dangote Group of Companies will soon establish a sugar processing company in Lau Local Government Area of the state.

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April's top stories: EPA criticises Keystone review, Nigeria losing oil revenue

2013-05-01 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology

The US EPA brands state environmental review for Keytone XL Pipeline as 'inadequate', Shell says Nigeria is losing out on billions from oil theft and ExxonMobil continues the Arkansas oil spill clean up. Hydrocarbons-technology.com wraps up the key h

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Nigeria: NGO Launches Award to Tackle Environmental Degradation

2013-04-29 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Daily Trust: The Mary Elika foundation has expressed concern over the rising problem of environmental pollution and degradation and charged the state governments to rise to the challenge to complement the federal government's efforts. The Chief Executive Officer of the foundation, Mrs. Mary Manzo, told newsmen Monday in Abuja that the NGO has floated an initiative to ginger state governments into action to address the environmental challenges in their areas. She said the organisation has instituted an award,...

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Top security official in Nigeria blames climate change for worsening insecurity

2013-04-25 22:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: Climate change is in part to blame for rising conflict and crime in Nigeria, according to the president's National Security Advisor, Colonel Sambo Dasuki. Speaking to the House Committee on Climate Change, Dasuki said that the rise of Boko Haram insurgents, a jihadist group in northern Nigeria, and worsening crime was linked to climate change reports All Africa. According to Dasuki, worsening desertification, rising sea levels in the Niger Delta, and the shrinking of Lake Chad have pushed young...

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