Monthly Archives: January, 2017

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US will veer off climate policy course, says official

The United States will switch course on climate change and pull out of a global pact to cut emissions, said Myron Ebell, who headed...
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Science & Tech

‘Mosto’ emerges Nigerian Academy of Science’s 18th president

Science and Technology news The Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS), at its Annual General Meeting held in Lagos on Thursday, 26th of January, 2017,...
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Climate Change

Fiji outlines priorities for COP23 presidency

Fiji has outlined its leadership priorities ahead of its Presidency of COP 23 – the UN negotiations on climate change – on day one...
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US warned not to dump Paris climate accord

Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Patricia Espinosa, has warned US President Donald Trump not to pull out...
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How Fulani herdsmen invade farms, wreak havoc in Rivers communities

“They destroyed my cassava, yam, cocoa-yam, vegetable and my traps as well, everything has been destroyed. Oh! If you see what these herdsmen have...
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Real Estate

$2m LafargeHolchim Awards empowers sustainable construction

Urban planners, architects, engineers, builders, construction firms, project owners, students and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are targeted participants at the 2017 LafargeHolchim Construction Awards competition,...
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Human Settlement

Lagos waterfront evictions: More dialogue, fewer demolitions

“I found this demolition as an inhuman and degrading treatment in violation of the right to dignity enshrined in Section 34 of the 1999...
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Health

Global coalition to create vaccines, prevent epidemics emerges

A global coalition to create new vaccines for emerging infectious diseases has emerged with the ambitious aim of protecting the world from future epidemics. Announced at...
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Renewable Energy

Nigeria, 13 others to benefit from $11.3m AfDB, NDF renewable energy scheme

The African Development Bank Group’s Board of Directors has approved a $5.65 million reimbursable grant from the Sustainable Energy...
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Disaster Risk Management

How Middle East conflict is damaging the environment – UNEP

A statement by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on environmental damage arising from the conflict in the Middle...
Climate Change

Loss & Damage forum: Civil society urges people-centred climate action

Civil society leaders are calling on governments and stakeholders to prioritise communities and children in climate action, warning that...

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Renewable Energy

Nigeria, 13 others to benefit from $11.3m AfDB, NDF renewable energy scheme

The African Development Bank Group’s Board of Directors has...
Disaster Risk Management

How Middle East conflict is damaging the environment – UNEP

A statement by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)...