Monthly Archives: March, 2016

Rhino poaching crisis in Africa worsening, discloses IUCN

The number of African rhinos killed by poachers has increased for the sixth year in a row with at least 1,338 rhinos killed by...

Firm sanctioned for violation of EU timber regulations

History was made in the Netherlands on Wednesday as the authorities imposed a first-ever sanction on a Dutch company for violating the European Timber...

Rotary decorates Buhari for Nigeria’s commitment to ending polio

In acknowledgment of his government’s efforts to keep Nigeria polio-free, Rotary on Wednesday in Abuja presented President Muhammadu Buhari with its Polio Eradication Champion Award. Last year,...

Coalition lists pitfalls before mercury treaty

Commitments toward stronger global mercury controls are being hampered by illegal, unreported and unregulated mercury production and trade, an international NGO coalition revealed on...

SDGs: Bread of Life calls for water, sanitation policy review

The Bread of Life Development Foundation (BLDF) has called for the review of Nigeria’s National Water and Sanitation Policy to align it with the...

Activists plan anti-fossil fuel mass action in Nigeria, others

The global platform “Break Free” has been launched, courtesy of the Climate Action Network (CAN). It features a series of peaceful, coordinated actions that...

World Bank, GEF launch ‘Global Platform for Sustainable Cities’

Under the GPSC, the international community is investing over a billion dollar in the sustainable cities of the future City leaders from around the world...

Defiant Gov Ayade says critics of Super Highway project are playing politics

Cross River State governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, has lashed out at critics of his administration’s proposed Super Highway project, accusing them of playing politics...

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Abuja technology forum to convene youth, CSOs, media

PROMAD, a civic innovation organisation, says it will convene a one-day Hybrid Youth, CSO & Media Roundtable on Youth,...
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Nigeria unveils plan to lift 50m out of poverty by 2030

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard Doro, has inaugurated the “One Humanitarian-One Poverty Response System...

Ikeja Electric cites generation drop for Lagos outages

Ikeja Electric (IE) says residents and businesses across Lagos are experiencing reduced electricity supply following a nationwide drop in...

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Abuja technology forum to convene youth, CSOs, media

PROMAD, a civic innovation organisation, says it will convene...

Nigeria unveils plan to lift 50m out of poverty by 2030

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr...