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Monthly Archives: May, 2018

1.2b children face poverty, conflict, discrimination – Report

No fewer than 1.2 billion children are threatened by poverty, conflict, or discrimination against girls, Save the Children, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), said in...

World No Tobacco Day: 1.1b people smoke globally, says WHO

There are around 1.1 billion smokers in the world today, the same number as at the turn of the century, according to latest data...

Benue asked to provide farmlands to IDPs to tackle food insecurity

A call has been made to the Benue State Government to provide farmlands to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state as a means...

World No Tobacco Day: Uganda to destroy container of shisha pots

As the world prepares to commemorate World No Tobacco Day on Thursday, May 31, 2018, Uganda will destroy a 40-feet container full of shisha pots and...

HYPREP trains 35 youths for Ogoni clean-up

The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has trained 35 youths as technical assistants to monitor clean-up of oil impacted sites in Ogoniland, an official...

World No Tobacco Day: Countries urged to raise taxes on tobacco products

As the “World No Tobacco Day 2018″ is commemorated globally, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on countries to raise taxes on tobacco...

GWP-WA boss appointed chair of chairs of regional partnerships

Chair of Global Water Partnership West Africa (GWP-WA), Professor Amadou Hama Maiga, has been appointed as Chair of Chairs of the Regional Water Partnerships. This...

UN releases $2.7 million to help cyclone-hit ‘Somaliland’

Following a visit to a cyclone-hit community in “Somaliland”, the United Nations has released close to $3 million to help people affected by an unprecedented storm...

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When Rivers, Akwa Ibom communities told tales of oil pollution, environmental degradation

Oil and gas extraction activities in Nigeria are often accompanied by routine gas flaring and oil spills. The resulting...
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Activists want first Loss and Damage Fund meeting to target delivering operational fund by COP28

As the first meeting of the Transitional Committee of the Loss and Damage Fund commenced on Monday, March 27,...

Nigeria, Cameroon plan trans-boundary heritage site to protect endangered species

Nigeria and Cameroon are planning to establish a world heritage site for the protection of endangered species such as...

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When Rivers, Akwa Ibom communities told tales of oil pollution, environmental degradation

Oil and gas extraction activities in Nigeria are often...

Activists want first Loss and Damage Fund meeting to target delivering operational fund by COP28

As the first meeting of the Transitional Committee of...