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Minister tasks stakeholders on rejuvenation of soil to transform food system On By Joseph Erunke & Alice Ekpang ABUJA– MINISTER of Environment, Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, Friday, urged stakeholders to tackle pertinent issues of climate smart agriculture and agro ecological practices that will aid rejuvenation of soils to transform the food system. Abubakar,in a keynote address he delivered at the meeting of the 14th National Council on Environment,NCE,in Abuja, said there was “an urgen...

By Joseph Erunke ABUJA-THE Minister of State for  Environment, Sharon Ekeazor has appealed to the National Assembly to speed up action on the passing into law, of the Bill on Climate Change, which she said has already passed second reading on the floor of the House. Ikeazor, speaking yesterday,in Abuja, while declaring open a 3-day National Council on Environment meeting,said this has become necessary so as to have a legal instrument that would address the myriads of Climate Change actions an...