Monthly Archives: March, 2015

Polio: 3 million under-fives undergo immunisation

Over three million children of between ages zero to five years are being immunised against polio during the Immunisation Plus Days (IPDs) that commenced March...

Kaduna teachers given free eye screening

The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has provided  free eye screening exercise for its members in the Jaba Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna...

Lekan Fadina: Road to Paris 2015 (10)

This piece will look at some issues and actions that are moving the tempo as we move towards COP 21 in Paris, France in...

Activists: Miners perpetrate ‘environmental injustices’ in Africa

As speakers and participants gather at Chatham House in central London for a two-day conference entitled ‘Extractive Industries in Africa’, individuals, organisations and coalitions from across...

Nigeria plans big for Paris, inaugurates COP committee

Nigeria has constituted a national preparatory committee to participate effectively at the Twenty-first Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the...

Lekan Fadina: Road to Paris 2015 (9)

I have been asked a couple of times to explain the terms and terminology in the UNFCCC procedure. I hope some of these terms will...

Lekan Fadina: Road to Paris 2015 (8)

The Lima Climate Change Conference (COP 20) adopted the "Lima Call for Climate Action" which sets in motion negotiations in 2015 towards an agreement and...

Extinction looms as pollinating birds, mammals decline

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), along with its partners, has revealed in a new study that the conservation status of pollinating bird...

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Improved water use can feed 10bn, create 245m jobs – World Bank

The World Bank Group has called for a global rebalancing of water use in agriculture, a move critical to...
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Power: Govt addressing persistent gas supply challenges – Minister

The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, says the Federal Government has taken decisive steps to address persistent gas...

World Wildlife Day 2026 celebration in New York highlights cross-sector collaboration to combat illegal wildlife trade

In the heart of Midtown Manhattan, United for Wildlife and the CITES Secretariat hosted leaders from the finance, technology,...

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Improved water use can feed 10bn, create 245m jobs – World Bank

The World Bank Group has called for a global...

Power: Govt addressing persistent gas supply challenges – Minister

The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, says the...