Monthly Archives: November, 2015

UN-REDD gets new phase, national programmes

A fresh five-year phase for the UN-REDD Programme has been endorsed by its three collaborating United Nations (UN) agencies – the UN Food and...

Benue varsity lays emphasis on food hygiene, safety

The recently launched Centre for Food Technology and Research (CEFTER) at the Benue State University in Makurdi has commenced its first short course with...

Rights groups demand end to land grab in the Philippines

A recent fact-finding mission by regional human rights groups in the south-western island of Palawan, the last ecological frontier of the Philippines, has revealed...

Nigeria, UNODC, Japan train prosecutors on terrorism cases

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), with support from the Government of Japan and in collaboration with the Director of Public...

Activists ask government to compel Shell to pay for Delta ecological damage

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) and related groups under the aegis of the Friends of the Earth International (FoI) have...

Report says migratory waterbird populations in global decline

Latest status review however shows that concentrated conservation actions can turn the tide Waterbird populations across the African-Eurasian flyway are on a downward trend, with...

Photos: Shell awards university scholarship

At a recent ceremony in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Shell decorated the top 15 beneficiaries of the 2013/2014 SPDC JV University Scholarship award.                  

‘Stunning’ vaccine rids Africa of meningitis A

New research forecasts a resurgence of meningitis A epidemics in 15 years should immunisation efforts stall Five years after the introduction of an affordable conjugate...

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IEA: How govts can best support consumers during this energy crisis

The conflict in the Middle East has triggered a major shock to global energy markets, with the effective closure...
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Experts seek stronger board roles in ESG implementation

Governance experts have called for stronger board-level leadership to drive the effective implementation of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)...

YABATECH students unveil electric tricycle, AI delivery platform

Students of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Lagos, have developed an electric tricycle and an AI-powered food delivery platform...

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IEA: How govts can best support consumers during this energy crisis

The conflict in the Middle East has triggered a...

Experts seek stronger board roles in ESG implementation

Governance experts have called for stronger board-level leadership to...