Monthly Archives: July, 2017

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UK to ban new petrol, diesel cars by 2040

The Government of the United Kingdom confirmed on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 that it will end the sale of all new conventional petrol and...
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Ozone depletion: When stakeholders sought to validate Kigali Amendment paper on Montreal Protocol

Nigeria is in the first group of A5 countries that want to replace HCFCs with ozone-friendly hydrocarbons, according to the Montreal Protocol. Innocent Anoruo...
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Agric & Biotech

N3.38bn AfDB facility to boost potato production in Plateau

The Ministry of Finance has secured a N3.38 billion loan for Plateau State for the mass production and development of the Irish potato value...
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News

N650m fraud: Court releases Akinjide’s international passport

Justice Chuka Obiozor of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 ordered the immediate release of the international passport of former Nigerian...
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Conservation

Ogba Zoo: Obaseki to issue Executive Order to halt deforestation

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State says he intends to issue an Executive Order that will stop further deforestation and encroachment on the land...
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Health

Maternal, child health: Programme welcomes second social entrepreneurs’ cohort

The healthymagination Mother and Child Programme has announced its second cohort of social enterprises that will receive training and mentorship aimed at improving and accelerating...
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California governor endorses climate bill to extend state’s cap-and-trade programme

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. of California State in the US on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 signed the AB 398 Bill, which extends and...
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Sustainable Devpt

IUCN supports global treaty to recognise fundamental environmental rights

A preliminary draft of a “Global Pact for the Environment” – which aims to serve as a basis for a new UN treaty to...
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Flood risk: NEMA tasks Lagos residents on precautionary measures

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has advised Lagos residents on precautionary measures to adopt to mitigate flood risks...
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Politics

CAPPA to govt: Strengthen democratic institutions, tackle insecurity, deliver economic justice

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on all tiers of government, electoral...
Disaster Risk Management

2026 Flood Alert: Group seeks urgent preparedness, community-level action in Abia, other high-risk areas

The Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy & Development (FENRAD Nigeria), an environmental justice campaign group, has expressed concern over...

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Disaster Risk Management

Flood risk: NEMA tasks Lagos residents on precautionary measures

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has advised Lagos...
Politics

CAPPA to govt: Strengthen democratic institutions, tackle insecurity, deliver economic justice

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, Corporate Accountability and Public...