Monthly Archives: June, 2017

Espinosa, others to grace Africa Carbon Forum

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has announced that its executive secretary, Patricia Espinosa, will grace the 9th Africa Carbon Forum...

Thunderstorms loom as NiMet releases predictions for Saturday, Sunday

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy morning over the Central States on Saturday, June 24, 2017 with prospects of localised thunderstorms over...

Fresh ratifications as Minamata celebrates Convention’s entry into force

In the past couple of days, three countries ratified the Minamata Convention, even as indications emerged that the entry of the global treaty into...

World Giraffe Day: Saving the Masai giraffe in East Africa

The Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) dedicated the year's World Giraffe Day (observed on Wednesday, June 21, 2017) to saving Masai giraffe in Kenya and Tanzania. Giraffe...

Federal varsity reviews government’s economic recovery plan

Over the last years the Nigerian economy has been in doldrums, leaving behind tales of inflation, unemployment, poverty and the likes. To stem the...

Montréal Declaration: 140 mayors express commitment to Paris goals

One hundred and forty mayors of the world’s largest cities have expressed their commitment implement the Paris Climate Change Agreement at a meeting in...

GCF: Climate fund pay-out progresses

The disbursement of Green Climate Fund (GCF) financing is picking up pace, following a major focus of the Fund this year on implementing approved...

Otodo Gbame: Evictions cruel, inhuman, degrading, court rules

With hundreds of anxious poor, urban residents – men, women, and children – from waterfronts across Lagos State waiting inside and outside the High...

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Improved water use can feed 10bn, create 245m jobs – World Bank

The World Bank Group has called for a global rebalancing of water use in agriculture, a move critical to...
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Power: Govt addressing persistent gas supply challenges – Minister

The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, says the Federal Government has taken decisive steps to address persistent gas...

World Wildlife Day 2026 celebration in New York highlights cross-sector collaboration to combat illegal wildlife trade

In the heart of Midtown Manhattan, United for Wildlife and the CITES Secretariat hosted leaders from the finance, technology,...

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Improved water use can feed 10bn, create 245m jobs – World Bank

The World Bank Group has called for a global...

Power: Govt addressing persistent gas supply challenges – Minister

The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, says the...