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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Disaster Risk Management

NEMA mobilises stakeholders for disaster preparedness, response

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has emphasised the need for synergy and proactiveness among disaster managers to boost...
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Water & Sanitation

Oyo introduces daily environmental sanitation exercise

The Oyo State Government has introduced a daily environmental sanitation exercise monitoring and enforcement system to ensure a cleaner...
Human Settlement

Foundation warns of deepening urban planning crisis, calls for urgent reforms

The Nathaniel Atebije Foundation for Planning Advocacy (NAFPA), has called for immediate national attention to the deepening crisis in...

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Disaster Risk Management

NEMA mobilises stakeholders for disaster preparedness, response

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has emphasised the...
Water & Sanitation

Oyo introduces daily environmental sanitation exercise

The Oyo State Government has introduced a daily environmental...