Yearly Archives: 2016

Fresh call to improve water, sanitation, hygiene in hospitals

WaterAid on Friday in Abuja launched a new campaign for health professionals, calling on them to take action to call for improvements to water,...

Renewable energy campaign surpasses 100 partners

Power for All, a global campaign to radically accelerate the adoption of renewable, decentralised energy solutions and eradicate energy poverty, announced on Friday that...

How to refocus nation’s renewable energy drive, by stakeholders

The Nigerian government has been told to prioritise national and community energy needs over global economic models that promote inequalities. This submission formed part of...

Climate change: What does 1.5℃ mean for Nigeria?

“As a child, I'll go across Lake Chad on a hovercraft and think I'm going to England, today it's a poodle.” Those are the words...

Platform to support SDGs financing emerges

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has launched a new platform for scaling up innovative finance solutions to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)....

More investment required for urban resilience

Natural disasters – such as Hurricane Matthew – and climate change are having devastating effects on cities and the four billion people who live...

WHO report indicates rising TB deaths

The newly released global tuberculosis (TB) report from World Health Organisation (WHO) is reporting the grim reality that more people are dying of TB...

Gore, Clinton link Hurricane Matthew to climate change

Campaigning with former vice president and climate champion Al Gore in Miami on Tuesday, Hillary Clinton didn’t hold back about drawing a connection between a changing...

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Minister urges NUPENG’s new president to sustain gains

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Mr. Muhammed Dangyadi, has urged new NUPENG president, Salimon Akanni Oladiti, to sustain...
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Countries urge Santa Marta Conference to recognise need for new legal instrument on fair fossil fuel phase out

A three-day Senior Officials and Ministerial meeting of the highest ambition coalition pushing for an equitable global fossil fuel...

Lagos unveils ‘Library on the Lagoon’ to promote blue economy

The Lagos State Government has strengthened its environmental sustainability drive with the introduction of the "Library on the Lagoon",...

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Minister urges NUPENG’s new president to sustain gains

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Mr. Muhammed Dangyadi,...