Monthly Archives: October, 2017

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Guterres urges global solidarity over hurricane-hit Caribbean

Having seen first-hand the destruction wrought by the recent hurricanes in the Caribbean, United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Saturday, October 7, 2017 called for the...

admin - October 9, 2017

Climate Change

India, EU move to boost clean energy, implement Paris Agreement

The EU and India have adopted a historic Leaders' Joint Statement on clean energy and climate change. The statement was endorsed by leaders at...

admin - October 9, 2017

Climate Change

COP23: LDC ministers commit to ambitious climate action

Ministers and Heads of Delegation from the Least Developed Countries (LDC) group on Thursday, October 5, 2017 met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to discuss...

admin - October 9, 2017

Health

Monkey Pox: Bushmeat is safe, consumers insist

Some consumers of bushmeat in Bayelsa State on Sunday, October 9, 2017 said that they were not worried by the outbreak of Monkey Pox,...

Michael Simire - October 9, 2017

Health

Monkey Pox spreads to Akwa Ibom, government denies involvement

The Monkey Pox epidemic, first detected in Bayelsa State, appears to have spread to neighbouring south-south states as there a confirmed case of the...

Michael Simire - October 9, 2017

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Nigeria prepares for COP23, targets GCF facility

As African countries benefit from numerous global climate finance facilities, Nigeria is striving to join the group. Just recently, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) disclosed...

Michael Simire - October 9, 2017

Conservation

CITES controls over newly-listed shark species enter into force

The wait is over. As of today, international trade in silky and thresher sharks will be regulated through strict the Convention on International Trade in...

Michael Simire - October 8, 2017

Conservation