Yearly Archives: 2016

Papua New Guinea submits first NDCs

Papua New Guinea has emerged the first nation to submit its nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...

Senegal ratifies Nagoya Protocol, SA issues compliance certificate

Senegal has ratified the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilisation, making...

Shell intensifies gas production in Niger Delta

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC) Joint Venture is producing more gas from Agbada field in the Eastern Niger Delta in...

New intersection design may eliminate traffic signals

A group of researchers has developed a conceptual traffic system that would enable driverless vehicles to whizz through intersections without colliding, eliminating the need for signals Researchers from...

Groups oppose Monsanto’s GM maize, cotton proposal

About 100 groups representing some five million Nigerians, comprising farmers, faith-based organisations, civil society groups, students and local community groups, have lodged an opposition...

Fatma Samoura takes up position as new UN boss in Nigeria

Newly appointed Resident Representative for UNDP in Nigeria (who will also serve as UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator) has taken up her position in Abuja. Before coming to Nigeria, Ms....

Emerging vista in managing Africa’s faecal waste

Wikipedia defines water as a transparent fluid, which covers 71 percent of the Earth's surface‎ and is vital for all known forms of life....

Fears over vulnerability of Belgium nuclear plants

As a dragnet aimed at Islamic State operatives spiraled across Brussels and into at least five European countries last Friday, the authorities were also...

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Mixed compliance greets sanitation exercise as Lagos introduces incentives for cleanest council

The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, says the government will introduce incentives to...
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Darma, new minister, pledges to tackle housing deficit with innovation

President Bola Tinubu on Friday, April 24, 2026, administered the oath of office to Dr Muttaqha Darma as the...

AU, EU unveil €100m initiatives to boost Africa’s health security, others

The African Union and the European Commission have unveiled new health initiatives worth over €100 million to strengthen health...

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Mixed compliance greets sanitation exercise as Lagos introduces incentives for cleanest council

The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources,...

Darma, new minister, pledges to tackle housing deficit with innovation

President Bola Tinubu on Friday, April 24, 2026, administered...