Monthly Archives: October, 2017

Indian Supreme Court bans ‘dirty fuels’ in industrial sectors

In a landmark ruling on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, the Indian Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta...

Asia rights commissions call for concrete action to secure land rights

The 7th Regional Conference on Human Rights and Agribusiness in South East Asia on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 issued a resolution calling for a range of...

NBMA canvasses essential training for biotech regulators

Director General of National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr. Rufus Ebegba, has said that regulators of modern biotechnology need to be necessarily trained so...

Nigeria deserves unbiased biosafety regulatory system – Bassey-Orovwuje

It has become the norm for the Nigerian biosafety chief, Dr Rufus Egbeda, to rise to the defense of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). This...

International Snow Leopard Day: Keeping alive the elusive cat

Countries across the world on Monday, October 23, 2017 celebrated the International Snow Leopard Day, an annual holiday dedicated to saving one of the...

COP23: Group urges government to seek partnership, funding

Nigeria’s delegates to the 23rd Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP23) holding in...

NEMSA boss promises safety of lives, property across power supply chain

The re-appointed MD/CEO of the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), Peter Ewesor, has identified the issue of standardisation of equipment/materials and existence of...

WHO annuls Mugabe’s Goodwill Ambassador appointment

Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has annulled his appointment of President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe as the...

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Nasarawa develops comprehensive strategic framework to tackle climate change

The Nasarawa State Government has developed a comprehensive strategic framework to combat climate change. Dr Margaret Elayo, the state Commissioner...
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Fossil fuel dependence, conflicts driving global economic instability – UN climate chief

The Executive Secretary of UN Climate Change, Simon Stiell, has warned that escalating global conflicts and continued reliance on...

Orientation agency urges citizens to protect, preserve endangered species

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has urged Akwa Ibom citizens to ensure the protection and preservation of wildlife for...

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Nasarawa develops comprehensive strategic framework to tackle climate change

The Nasarawa State Government has developed a comprehensive strategic...

Fossil fuel dependence, conflicts driving global economic instability – UN climate chief

The Executive Secretary of UN Climate Change, Simon Stiell,...