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Monthly Archives: August, 2017

Court strikes out suit against seven banks

Following the application by the Federal Government (FG) to withdraw it's case against seven banks who allegedly violated the Single Treasury Account (TSA) a...

How N11tr for electricity was squandered under past governments, by SERAP

A new report by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has revealed how over N11 trillion meant to provide regular electricity supply was...

Groups warn government, Shell against frustrating Ogoni clean-up

An Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth (ERA/FoEN) led coalition of civil society groups and Host Communities (HoComs) has given a timely warning to...

Sudan, Zimbabwe emerge Parties to Paris Agreement

Two landlocked countries, the Republic of the Sudan and the Republic of Zimbabwe, on Wednesday, August 2 and Monday, August 7, 2017 respectively deposited...

Study links malaria rapid diagnostic tests to more antibiotic prescriptions

Scientists find curbing the overuse of antimalarial drugs often replaced by overuse of antibiotics instead; study also reveals puzzling cases of malaria patients testing...

Australia loses $52b annually to insomania, says report

Sleep deprivation is costing the Australian economy $52.48 billion annually, a report released on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 found. The Deloitte Access Economics, in a...

Leaked report says climate change speeding up in US

The US is experiencing rapid climate change, 13 government agencies say in an unreleased report obtained by The New York Times. The report finds with “high confidence”...

Kiribati, Syria ratify Minamata Convention

Governments of the Syrian Arab Republic and the Republic of Kiribati on Wednesday, July 26 and Friday, July 28, 2017 respectively deposited their instruments of...

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Nigeria targets $2.5bn carbon credit investment by 2030

Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Prof. Simon Ortuanya, says Nigeria targets $2.5 billion in high-integrity...
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GROW Project launched to drive green jobs, sustainable construction in Africa

The GROW Project – Construction Waste Remediation and Recycling Vocational Training in Sub-Saharan Africa has officially been launched, bringing...

Nigeria strengthening sub-national data to determine greenhouse gas inventories, adaptation reporting

Nigeria is strengthening its transparency framework, reliable sub national data to determine the quality of its national greenhouse gas...

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Nigeria targets $2.5bn carbon credit investment by 2030

Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN),...

GROW Project launched to drive green jobs, sustainable construction in Africa

The GROW Project – Construction Waste Remediation and Recycling...
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