Monthly Archives: March, 2015

EU submits Climate Action Plan ahead of Paris 2015

The European Union (EU) on Friday, March 6, 2015 submitted its new climate action plan to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This...

Observers pick holes in N9.2 billion clean stoves scheme

Stakeholders have expressed concern over the absence of a proper framework for the procurement and distribution of the clean cookstoves and strategy for engaging...

Laureates: Time to restore hope, life in Ogoniland

Participants at the Regional Conference of Asia-Pacific Right Livelihood Laureates in Mumbai, India on Friday March 6, 2015 petitioned Dr Goodluck Jonathan, President of...

Africa’s climate adaptation cost could rise, study warns

As a major step to curb the devastating consequences of climate change, Africa is prioritising adaptation. Adaptation implies those activities that will make people,...

2,239 pregnant women tested HIV positive in 2014, says report

No fewer than 2,239 women where tested HIV positive in Kaduna State, North-west Nigeria in 2014. This was contained in a report released on the...

PACJA rebrands, defines new action plan

Africa`s continental civil society group, the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), is rebranding. In its drive to expand its activities and scope of coverage,...

Research: Africa failing to take climate predictions seriously

The impacts of climate change are felt by communities around the world now, but many of the most severe impacts will be felt in...

Lekan Fadina: Road to Paris 2015 (7)

We have decided to devote this piece to climate change and development issues. COP 21 is not a talk shop. Rather, it is a...

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Minister urges NUPENG’s new president to sustain gains

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Mr. Muhammed Dangyadi, has urged new NUPENG president, Salimon Akanni Oladiti, to sustain...
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Countries urge Santa Marta Conference to recognise need for new legal instrument on fair fossil fuel phase out

A three-day Senior Officials and Ministerial meeting of the highest ambition coalition pushing for an equitable global fossil fuel...

Lagos unveils ‘Library on the Lagoon’ to promote blue economy

The Lagos State Government has strengthened its environmental sustainability drive with the introduction of the "Library on the Lagoon",...

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Minister urges NUPENG’s new president to sustain gains

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Mr. Muhammed Dangyadi,...