Monthly Archives: September, 2016

Lamentations as ocean inundates Lagos coastal community

The aftermath of over 72-hours of rain-fueled ocean surge that ravaged Okun Alfa (popularly known as Alfa Beach), a coastal community in the Eti-Osa...

Government debunks imported GM rice reports

Sequel to a media report that the Federal Government and a firm have flooded the Nigerian market with Genetically Modified (GM) rice purported to...

Paris can spur national action, ambition – Regional Dialogues

Tackling climate change will take broad-based action – from towns and cities, the private sector, public and private organisations, even individuals. This fact is...

Pangolins, vaquita upkeep rife as IUCN sets priorities

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) may ban gillnet fishing in the bid to save the vaquita from...

Lagos water courts tagged ‘illegal’, ‘unacceptable’

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has described Lagos State Government’s establishment of special courts to prosecute illegal water service providers...

IFAD’s Dr. Nwanze decorated with maiden Africa Food Prize

IFAD president is honoured for mobilising institutional reforms, innovative policies and programmes, and increased resources to improve the lives of millions. His courageous leadership...

Benefits of 1.5°c limit, by CVF

Key leaders of climate vulnerable countries met from 11 to 15 August in the Philippine capital Manila for a series of events held by...

G20 commit to join Paris Agreement

The 11th summit of the Group of 20 major economies (G20) that took place in Hangzhou, China, on 4 and 5 September, reached a consensus...

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SEEPCO, VCDF conduct free cataract surgeries at Kwale Central Hospital in Delta

The bright surgical lights at the Cataract Surgery Unit extension in Central Hospital, Kwale in Delta State, beamed brighter...
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NNPC launches Cawthorne crude onto global market, exports first cargo to Netherlands

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has commenced export of its new crude grade – Cawthorne, marking a...

Activists deploy eco-comedy to tackle Nigeria’s environmental crisis

Environmental activists have adopted humour as a strategic tool to confront Nigeria’s growing ecological crisis. The activists insisted that traditional...

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SEEPCO, VCDF conduct free cataract surgeries at Kwale Central Hospital in Delta

The bright surgical lights at the Cataract Surgery Unit...

NNPC launches Cawthorne crude onto global market, exports first cargo to Netherlands

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has commenced...