Monthly Archives: May, 2017

50th ratification triggers entry of Minamata Convention into force

History was made on Thursday, May 18, 2017 when the Minamata Convention on Mercury effectively came into force, having garnered the required 50 ratifications. With...

Plans for COP23 said to be on track, but…

Organisers of the 23rd Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP23) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have said...

Federal varsity urges commitment to agriculture, inaugurates farm

The Faculty of Agriculture of the Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo (FUNAI), Ebonyi State on Thursday, May 18, 2017 inaugurated its farm, even as...

Global CSOs rally to defend AREI from France-led ‘hijack’

Over 100 international civil society groups on Thursday, May 18, 2017 in Bonn, Germany launched a statement in solidarity with their African counterparts who are concerned about...

Planting trees can’t replace cutting CO2 emissions, says study

Growing plants and then storing the carbon dioxide (CO2) they have taken up from the atmosphere is no viable option to counteract unmitigated emissions from...

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Grid-connected power plants generate 4,102MWh in February – NERC

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Friday, March 13, 2026, said that grid-connected power plants recorded an average...
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UK risks losing energy investment without bankable revenue support – EIC

More UK energy projects are getting stuck before final investment decisions because developers cannot secure bankable offtake deals and...

Heatwave, epileptic power supply worsen hardship in Lagos

Residents across several communities in Lagos have decried the intense heatwave, erratic electricity supply and fuel price increase, ...

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Grid-connected power plants generate 4,102MWh in February – NERC

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Friday, March...

UK risks losing energy investment without bankable revenue support – EIC

More UK energy projects are getting stuck before final...