Monthly Archives: September, 2017

Extreme rainfall causes global socio-economic impacts

Precipitation extremes – in terms of both excess and deficient rainfall – have caused serious disruption with widespread socio-economic impacts in many countries in...

Climate action, food security depend on healthy drylands, says IUCN

Failure to up investment in protecting and restoring drylands – soils in particular – could put future food supplies at risk and hamper efforts...

Europe commits to staying malaria-free

The World Health Organisation (WHO) European Region has marked what seems like an important step on the road from malaria control to malaria elimination,...

COP23: Germany, UN sign host country agreement

The government of Germany and the United Nations (UN) on Monday, September 4, 2017 co-signed the bilateral agreement which forms the legal basis for...

Government seeks donor support to tackle Benue flooding

The Minister of State for Environment, Ibrahim Usman Jibril, has called on international donor agencies and other philanthropists to support the Benue State Government...

Lagos commences reconstruction of Oshodi-International Airport Road

The Lagos State Government on Monday, September 4, 2017 flagged off the reconstruction of a 10-lane Oshodi-International Airport Road, with a pledge to complete...

Court bars Oruma, firm from encroaching Lekki land

The Lagos State High Court has restrained a former Nigeria international professional footballer, Wilson Oruma, and a firm, Dok Engineering Services Limited, from entering...

Arid community earns livelihood from transformed Niger dryland

A previously degraded acreage in a semi-arid settlement in Niger Republic has metamorphosed into life-giving grassland, thanks to a sustainable land management initiative that...

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Rising oil prices renew coal debate for African SMEs power

African economies are facing mounting pressure from volatile global oil prices linked to the ongoing Gulf conflict, with analysts...
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Navy dismantles illegal refinery in Rivers, recovers 20,000 litres of stolen crude

The Nigerian Navy has deactivated an illegal refining in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State and recovered more...

NCF seeks partnership with students to advance environmental conservation

The Director-General of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), Dr Joseph Onoja, has called on Nigerian students to partner with...

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Rising oil prices renew coal debate for African SMEs power

African economies are facing mounting pressure from volatile global...

Navy dismantles illegal refinery in Rivers, recovers 20,000 litres of stolen crude

The Nigerian Navy has deactivated an illegal refining in...