Monthly Archives: May, 2015

Water & Sanitation

African leaders plan to eliminate open defecation by 2030

Rising from the three-day 4th African Sanitation and Hygiene Conference tagged “AfricaSan4″, African leaders have issued the “Ngor Declaration on Sanitation and Hygiene”, which aims...

admin - May 31, 2015

Climate Change

Making Nigeria climate resilient (8): Mitigation, adaptation best practices

The main challenge, in general, is to keep climate change from becoming a catastrophe. To this end, two sets of measures have often been...

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Climate Change

Youth groups confront Muhammadu Buhari on climate change

As Muhammadu Buhari takes over as President, Nigerians may have been given a new opportunity for change and transformational leadership in the fight against...

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Water & Sanitation

Africa’s pledge to end open defecation by 2030 lauded

WaterAid has welcomed the pledges of African leaders to eliminate inequalities and end open defecation in their countries by 2030, and to work towards giving...

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Cover

Amid deadly India heat waves, group charges Bonn climate talks

Governments meeting in Bonn, Germany, for the next two weeks to search for a sustainable solution to the global problem of climate change, will...

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Health

Government tasked on illicit tobacco trade

For tobacco control measures to be effective , the Federal Government must take pro-active measures to tackle the inflow of illicit tobacco products into...

admin - May 31, 2015

Health

Menstrual hygiene and safe water access challenges

Menstrual Hygiene Day, 28 May, is a day to celebrate women, a day to talk about periods, and a day to think about the...

admin - May 28, 2015

Health

Activists laud Jonathan for endorsing tobacco bill

The National Tobacco Control Bill Coalition has commended President Goodluck Jonathan for Signing the National Tobacco Control Bill, calling it an extraordinary public health...

admin - May 28, 2015

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