Monthly Archives: June, 2014

Climate Change

Jarju to Obama: You can do more to curb climate scourge

Pa Ousman Jarju, Minister of Environment of Gambia, and former chair and special envoy on climate change for the 48 Least Developed Countries, writes...

Michael Simire - June 5, 2014

Health

Anti-tobacco group seeks speedy action on control bill

The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) has urged the National Assembly to fast-track work on the repackaged National Tobacco Control Bill. The NTCA Alliance...

Michael Simire - June 5, 2014

Climate Change

Groups analyse Lagos climate disaster

In 2012, Nigeria experienced remarkable floods that affected over 7.7 million people, causing the worlds’s second largest disaster-induced displacement event of the year. The floods,...

Michael Simire - June 5, 2014

Cover

Conference rejects special court, endorses resource democracy

Applause and knocks last week greeted the report of the Committee on Environment when it was presented to the plenary session of the on-going...

Michael Simire - June 2, 2014

Human Settlement

Makoko claims no easy victories

Makoko is a metaphor for resilience in the face of enormous pressures. This community floating on the waters of the Lagos Lagoon is resilient...

Michael Simire - June 2, 2014

Sustainable Devpt

Boko Haram, ecological scourge and Africa’s uprisings

The conflicts in Africa are both echoes and memories of past turmoil on the continent. While we can hazard a guess that we know...

Michael Simire - June 2, 2014

Sustainable Devpt

Cross River community moves to save endangered primates

The Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee is the rarest and most endangered of four sub-species of chimpanzee currently found in Africa. Man’s closest living relative, the ape,...

Michael Simire - June 2, 2014

Sustainable Devpt

WCS to manage Nigeria elephants reserve

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has announced that it will partner with the Bauchi State Government to manage the conservation of Yankari Game Reserve,...

Michael Simire - June 2, 2014

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