Monthly Archives: August, 2017

Orlando emerges 40th US city to commit to 100% renewable energy

By the year 2050, Orlando commissioners want all the electricity used in the city to come from renewable sources of energy like solar and...

Anti-corruption bodies seek African Convention against Corruption

Two anti-corruption bodies on the continent, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the National Anti-Corruption Commission of the Republic...

GOCOP gets new executive council

The Publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo, has been elected President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP). The election was conducted on...

Radio Report: How Lagos can address flood-induced epidemics

Lagos residents want government in the state to put mechanism in place for checking and managing flood-induced epidemics, as the rain gets to its...

Brazil ratifies Minamata Convention

The Government of Brazil on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 deposited its instrument of ratification, thereby becoming the 74th future Party to the Minamata Convention. Just...

CDM: Germany uses certified carbon credits to offset business travel

The German government is compensating for the climate footprint of all its official travel by acquiring UN-certified carbon offsets and has launched a tender process...

Dutch students manufacture biodegradable electric car

What's made of sugar, can carry four people and travel at 50 miles (80 km) per hour? A biodegradable car, whose inventors say could...

World Indigenous Peoples Day: Need for more involvement in climate action

August 9 is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples and an occasion to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the landmark United Nations Declaration on...

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Finance Minister lauds NUPRC as daily production hits 1.84m

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has commended the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum...
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River Basin Authority to resume dam construction after 40 years

The Hadeja-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority has restarted construction of the Kafin Zaki dam project, in Ningi Local Government Area...

Ghana boycotts Africa Energies Summit as industry pushes back against discrimination

Ghana has moved to boycott the upcoming Africa Energies Summit in London this May, a decision that reflects growing...

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Finance Minister lauds NUPRC as daily production hits 1.84m

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the...

River Basin Authority to resume dam construction after 40 years

The Hadeja-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority has restarted construction...