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Yearly Archives: 2016

Campaigners flay violent crackdown on Bangladesh coal protesters

Activists have condemned Monday’s deadly police crackdown on villagers protesting coal plant construction in Bangladesh. Officials say that at least four people died when...

Study shows unsafe chemicals use in salon products

A recent study released by Sustainable Research and Action for Environmental Development (SRADev Nigeria) under the auspice of the US-based Developing World Outreach Initiatives...

New PIB: Host communities on the lurch?

While no one can say that the Nigerian petroleum resources sector is known for transparency, most would readily agree that it wields a lot...

Models overestimate 20th century climate extremes

For the first time, scientists have pieced together a 1,200-year long record of water availability, rainfall and drought across Europe, North Asia and North...

Photos: Amina J. Mohammed resumes as WSSCC chair

Effective from April 2, Amina J. Mohammed, Nigeria’s Environment Minister, became Chair of the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC). The former Assistant-Secretary General...

Issuing bonds, revamping economy

The oil price crash hit Nigeria hard. The country’s revenue fell, affecting the funding of critical infrastructure. The Debt Management Office (DMO) has risen...

Government reviews MDGs execution, to prioritise SDGs

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SSAP-SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, has stated that the Federal Government is reviewing Nigeria’s...

Risks associated with water cycle instability, by experts

The current instability and unpredictability of the world water cycle is here to stay, making society's adaptation to new risks a vital necessity when...

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From billions to trillions: Setting a new goal on climate finance

A new phase of work on one of the most important items currently on the global climate change agenda...
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Road to Busan clear as negotiations on a global plastics treaty close in Ottawa

The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-4),...

Women engineers call for the use of AI in power sector

The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) has called on the Federal Government to use Artificial Intelligence...

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Road to Busan clear as negotiations on a global plastics treaty close in Ottawa

The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international...
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