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Monthly Archives: June, 2016

CODE: Need for urgent remediation of Shikira community

Over 300 children in Shikira living with high lead level in their blood and need urgent medical treatments, says Hamzat Lawal, Chief Executive of...

Electric cars rally towards zero emissions for 1.5-degree

Europe's largest electric vehicle rally, bringing 75 teams from 13 nations, entered its finishing phase at Geneva, Switzerland on Friday on the Place des Nations, part...

China, UNCCD to curb desertification along drought-stricken belt

China and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) on Friday (17 June 2016) in Beijing, China launched the Joint Action Initiative to...

Row, criticisms trail Makoko Floating School collapse

A row has broken out over architect Kunlé Adeyemi's award-winning Makoko Floating School following its recent collapse, with a community leader in Lagos claiming pupils were...

Why Ghana must shun coal energy, by Oilwatch

In commemoration of the World Environment Day 2016, Oilwatch Ghana joins the No Coal Energy campaign in the West African nation, stressing that, given...

Is the AfDB forgetting off-grid in its New Deal on Energy?

A new senior job posting by the African Development Bank (AfDB) suggests that "business as usual" approaches at the bank will continue with regard...

Nigeria advised on solid minerals exploitation

As the country seeks to diversify the economy to non-oil base following dwindling oil price, Nigeria has been advised not to be in a...

Biosafety law not compliant with UN biodiversity pact, says group

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) Act 2015 is not compliant with the Cartagena Protocol to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, the...

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Worry as Dangote Refinery, oil marketers in face-off over pricing, market control

A fresh wave of confrontation appears to be brewing in Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sector, as the Dangote Refinery, a...
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Olubolade: Ekiti has lost a great son – Gov Oyebanji

The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has expressed condolences on the death of a former Military Administrator of Bayelsa...

Lagos delivers nearly 10,000 homes, targets 14,000

The Lagos State Government says it has delivered 9,970 homes in the past six years as part of ongoing...

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Worry as Dangote Refinery, oil marketers in face-off over pricing, market control

A fresh wave of confrontation appears to be brewing...

Olubolade: Ekiti has lost a great son – Gov Oyebanji

The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has expressed condolences...
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