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Monthly Archives: August, 2017

How UNDP, Adaptation Fund help build resilience in small island states

Climate change is magnifying the environmental problems the coastal communities of small island developing states are facing. In this piece written to review past...

SEforALL identifies Nigeria, others as ‘high-impact’ sustainable energy spots

Nigeria has emerged the sole African mention among 20 nations identified as possessing the most remarkable sustainable energy potentials in the world. The other countries...

Good nutrition described as key to breaking poverty cycle

Eradicating malnutrition could increase wages by between 5% and 50% and is a sure way of breaking an inter-generational cycle of poverty in Nigeria,...

Flood submerges communities, radio station, market in Makurdi

Benue Radio Station, Wurukum Market and seven other communities were submerged following Saturday (August 26, 2017) night’s heavy downpour in Makurdi, the Benue State...

Harvey causes catastrophic flooding in Houston

Flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey is overburdening resources in the US as authorities in and around Houston in Texas scramble to save those trapped...

UN cautions over worsening South Asia flooding

Almost 41 million people have been affected by flooding and landslides in India, Bangladesh and Nepal and there is possibility the situation could deteriorate...

How trees can protect vulnerable populations

Pascal Mittermaier, Global Managing Director, Cities, The Nature Conservancy, underlines the need to plant more trees in order to protect vulnerable settlements. He stresses...

Nigeria ill-prepared to control Lassa virus, says virologist

A professor of Virology, Oyewale Tomori, has said that the recent outbreak of Lassa fever at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) simply shows the...

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1,000 delegates expected at NOGOF 2025

About 1,000 delegates are expected at the 5th Nigerian Oil and Gas Opportunity Fair (NOGOF) 2025 to be hosted...
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PETAN urges crude output boost for refineries

The Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) has urged an urgent scale-up in crude oil output to match Nigeria’s...

Unseen consequences of climate change on pregnancy

As global temperatures continue to rise, expectant mothers face an increasingly hazardous health landscape. Medical experts warn that extreme heat...

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1,000 delegates expected at NOGOF 2025

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PETAN urges crude output boost for refineries

The Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) has urged...
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