Yearly Archives: 2017

Climate change beliefs decline among GOP voters, bipartisan support for clean energy policies remains strong

Substantial changes in climate change beliefs, bipartisan support for a variety of climate and clean energy policies, demand for action by companies, citizens, and...

Flu-triggered respiratory diseases kill 650,000 each year – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said up to 650,000 deaths annually were associated with respiratory diseases from seasonal influenza, a report revealed on Thursday,...

Kenya seeks to end use of biomass fuel

Kenya’s Energy Regulator said it has embarked on initiatives aimed at reducing biomass fuel use in the country, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said...

NIGCOMSAT to drive broadband access to every part of Nigeria

The Managing Director, Nigerian  Communication  Satellite Ltd. (NIGCOMSAT), Ms Abimbola Alale, says  the company will ensure that internet broadband gets to every part of ...

Ecologist urges governments to sanitise Lagos Lagoon

The Director, Quality Assurance and SERVICOM, University of Lagos, Prof. Lucian Chukwu, on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 urged the Federal Government and Lagos State...

CDHR flays controversial NGO bill

The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has maintained that the Bill for an Act for the Establishment of the Non-Governmental Organisations...

Retail stores asked to formalise dealings in GM food, products

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has warned retail stores across the country which are importing or trading in products that contain genetically modified...

40 years without electricity, Oyo community cries out

Members of Olorunda community in Oyo State have expressed their displeasure over an apparent neglect by governments at the local, state and federal levels. Residents...

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TechnoServe, Coca-Cola Foundation launch PReP 2.0 to help scale plastic recycling in Nigeria

Building on the success of the first phase of the Plastic Recycling Program in Southern Nigeria (PReP), international nonprofit,...
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40 migratory animal species receive new, upgraded protection at close of UN meeting in Brazil

Confronted with stark new evidence that many migratory species are moving closer to extinction, governments at a major UN...

CAPPA urges govt to increase tobacco control budget

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has renewed its call on the Federal Government to significantly increase budgetary...

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40 migratory animal species receive new, upgraded protection at close of UN meeting in Brazil

Confronted with stark new evidence that many migratory species...