Monthly Archives: February, 2020

Corruption: HEDA seeks greater partnership with media

Journalists and media houses have been described as major strategic partners in the anti-corruption campaign in Nigeria. The media practitioners were also commended for showing concern about...

‘The world is on fire,’ Greta Thunberg tells UK climate rally

Activist Greta Thunberg denounced politicians and the media on Friday, February 28, 2020 for failing her generation, saying the world is on fire because...

First case of coronavirus confirmed in Nigeria

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Friday, February 28, 2020 confirmed the first case of COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak in Lagos,...

Super Year and future of oceans: From Lisbon to Glasgow

Ambassador Peter Thomson, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, speaking at the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework negotiations holding in Rome,...

Wildlife Day: Dignitaries to speak at NY inaugural conservation forum

Nigerian climate change activist, Esther Agbarakwe, will feature as a panelist and speaker as experts, diplomats, activists and compassionate citizens convene on Monday, March 3 to...

People’s initiative halts bid to install ‘largest’ open-pit coal mine in Latin America

In response to a Public Civil Action filed by indigenous and environmental organisations, the Brazilian Justice on Friday, February 21, 2020 ordered the temporary...

Ekiti to plant 1m trees under afforestation programme

Ekiti State Government says it is ready to rejuvenate its forest reserves across the 16 local government areas of the state by planting of...

Activists win environmental appeal against Heathrow airport expansion

 A British court on Thursday, February 27, 2020 backed environmental campaigners’ objections to the construction of a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport, however...

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Association urges dialogue, strategy over charcoal export ban

The National Association of Charcoal Producers, Dealers, Exporters and Afforestation of Nigeria (NACPDEAN) has called for urgent and coordinated...
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Plateau mine gas tragedy: Govt inaugurates 18-member probe panel

The Federal Government has inaugurated a high-level 18-member committee to investigate the Zurak Mines gas poisoning incident in Wase...

NCDC alerts 10 states on flood-linked cholera, disease outbreak risks

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has alerted 10 states to a high risk of cholera and...

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Association urges dialogue, strategy over charcoal export ban

The National Association of Charcoal Producers, Dealers, Exporters and...

Plateau mine gas tragedy: Govt inaugurates 18-member probe panel

The Federal Government has inaugurated a high-level 18-member committee...