Monthly Archives: January, 2017

Renewable Energy

Senegal accelerates development of renewable energy

The West African nation of Senegal is partnering with worldwide energy player, ENGIE, to speed up the development of renewable energies in the...

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Trend towards clean energy irreversible, says Obama

In a recent edition of ‘Science’, U. S. President Barack Obama writes in the journal's Policy Forum, where he lays out why renewable energy...

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Why we couldn’t track health grant, by Follow The Money

Abuja-based finance watchdog, Follow The Money (FTM), has said that it initially found it difficult to track the $55.5 million Federal Government health grant...

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Renewable Energy

UAE to invest $163bn to diversify energy by 2050

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced plans to invest 600 billion dirhams ($163 billion) in projects to generate almost half the country's power...

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Human Settlement

‘Transformed’ German city wins 2017 European Green Capital Award

The German city of Essen has won the European Green Capital Award for 2017. The "Green Capital" is a title awarded by the European...

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TV Reports

Video: Teenager with tumour needs your help

A 16-year-old Nigerian needs your help to raise N580,000. The money is to enable him pay for surgery to remove a cell tumour that...

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Climate Change

Ecuador, Georgia biennial reports under scrutiny at year-end forum

The seventh technical analysis of biennial update reports (BURs) from developing country Parties was convened in Bonn, Germany, from 5 to 9 December, the...

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Health

Government urged to impose special levy on tobacco products

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has urged the federal government to immediately impose a minimum of 150% special levy on...

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