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Monthly Archives: August, 2017

Stronger policy needed to unleash renewables investment

The trillion-dollar question is how to have the right incentives and conditions to attract investors, writes Geraldine Ang in the LSE (London School of...

Lagos unveils plans to fix roads, tackle flooding

The Lagos State Government on Sunday, August 6, 2017 unveiled a roadmap targeted at maintaining and rehabilitating roads across the state, as well as...

WHO, others battle malaria in north-eastern Nigeria

WHO estimates up to 10,000 lives could be saved by November through malaria prevention and control, if more funds are secured Following more than eight...

Radio Report: Lagos takles wastewater epidemic

The Lagos State Government is seeking the partnership of relevant international organisations and other bodies to control the spread of cholera, diarrhoea and other...

How subsidies accelerate forest degradation, by Solheim

Highlighting how subsidies can lead to degradation, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Erik Solheim, says that besides lowering the cost of...

$33m hydropower scheme to end Solomon Islands diesel fuel reliance

The Solomon Islands, in the heart of the Pacific, relies on expensive imported fuel for nearly 100% of its electricity. It has some of...

Leaders told to take concrete action to save the snow leopard

As leaders from the 12 snow leopard range countries prepare to meet this month to further deliberate on the future of the endangered cat,...

A year after flag-off, government asked to immediately commence Ogoniland clean-up

Dr. Godwin Uyi Ojo, Executive Director, Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), at an event to commemorate one year of flag-off of...

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ACReSAL: Minister lauds World Bank’s $2m disbursement to FCT

The Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Mariya Mahmoud, has commended the World Bank for disbursing $2...
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Tinubu appoints Barikor, Amgbare as heads of NESREA, NDRBDA

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Innocent Barikor as the Director-General of the National Environmental Standards...

Govt vows to mitigate climate disasters for sustainable development

The Federal Government has vowed to deepen efforts to tackle climate change and its attendant effects to accelerate sustainable...

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ACReSAL: Minister lauds World Bank’s $2m disbursement to FCT

The Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr...

Tinubu appoints Barikor, Amgbare as heads of NESREA, NDRBDA

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr...
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