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Nasarawa villages get access to sustainable energy

Three rural communities in North Central Nigeria are beneficiaries to a scheme designed to give countryside folks access to sustainable energy and boost their...

Ogoni women: How oil exploration, pollution threaten our existence

Women of Ogoniland in the Nigerian Niger Delta region have lamented how they are, after decades of oil exploration by Shell in their community,...

GEF concludes four-year, $3.7b investment cycle

  Countries participating in the 46th Council of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) held in Cancun, Mexico, launched the new GEF2020 strategy and approved a...

Stakeholders step up moves to conserve Niger Delta’s biodiversity

A major step was taken recently in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, where nature conservation practitioners gathered for two days to fashion out...

Nigeria to showcase GEF projects, attends Fifth Assembly

Minister of Environment, Laurentia Mallam, as the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Political Focal Point for Nigeria, will lead the country’s delegation to the Moon...

GEF doles out $634m, hails Montreal Protocol silver jubilee

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has so far offered grants totalling $634 million to non-governmental organisations (NGOs), community-based organisations (CBOs), civil society organisations (CSOs)...

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Experts advocate reforms to strengthen electricity value chain

Nigeria’s electricity sector remains one of the richly endowed with energy resources, yet struggling to keep the lights on...
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Addressing impacts of the Middle East conflict on Africa

The global economic environment has become increasingly volatile with rising frequency of major shocks worldwide. Amid spikes in energy,...

Human bile emerges as a hidden reservoir for microplastics

Plastic pollution has become one of the defining environmental issues of modern life, and microplastics are now known to...

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Experts advocate reforms to strengthen electricity value chain

Nigeria’s electricity sector remains one of the richly endowed...

Addressing impacts of the Middle East conflict on Africa

The global economic environment has become increasingly volatile with...