Monthly Archives: November, 2017

Turkish Airlines pledges to curb illegal wildlife trade

Turkish Airlines has signed the “United for Wildlife Buckingham Palace Declaration (UFW)”, pledging for zero-tolerance regarding the illegal wildlife trade. Indeed, the UFW, which was...

World AIDS Day: Group wants government commitment to health of Nigerians

A non-governmental organisation (NGO), APIN Public Health Initiative, has called on government at all levels to invest in the health of Nigerians by showing...

Bayelsa community members shut down Shell oil wells

Some members of a community in Bayelsa on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 disrupted oil production at Adibawa Oil field operated by Shell Petroleum Development...

Global malaria control progress stalls, says report

After unprecedented global success in malaria control progress has stalled, according to the World Malaria Report 2017. There were an estimated five million more malaria...

US state, local governments warned to brace for climate shocks

Global credit rating agency, Moody’s Investor Services, has released a new report describing the importance of measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build...

Resistance imminent as coal-based power plants’ emission norms come into effect

It is a classic case of one ministry proposing and another disposing. A new analysis of the coal-based power sector by Centre for Science...

COP23 progress can only be sustained through continued global efforts

After two weeks of intense negotiations, the UN Climate Change Conference ended in the early hours of November 18, 2017. The outcomes of COP23...

Government, states, councils share N4.55tr in nine months

The total sum of N4.545 trillion was disbursed as the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) allocations between January and September 2017. Out of this...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme...
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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on...

Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have...