Yearly Archives: 2017

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Electric cars, solar panels threaten fossil fuel, says report

Falling costs of electric vehicles and solar panels could halt worldwide growth in demand for oil and coal by 2020, a new report has suggested. A scenario...

admin - February 2, 2017

Conservation

WWD17: Strengthening collaboration to reduce disaster risk

On Thursday, 02 February 2017, the world celebrated its wetlands – complex ecosystems that provide a wide variety of services and benefits for people and nature. Wetlands such...

admin - February 2, 2017

Marine

Angola ratifies Abidjan Convention

The Government of Angola has ratified the Abidjan Convention, making it the 19th nation out of the 22 countries in the Convention area to...

admin - February 2, 2017

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Group knocks Tillerson’s confirmation as US Secretary of State

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday, January 1 2017 voted to confirm Rex Tillerson as the next Secretary of State. The former chairman and chief executive...

admin - February 2, 2017

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World Wetlands Day: How wetlands minimise damage from disasters

As the world celebrates the 2017 World Wetlands Day on Thursday, February 2 2017, the focus this time around is on the role played...

admin - February 1, 2017

Sustainable Devpt

World Bank completes Benue infrastructure projects

Speaker, Benue State House of Assembly, Terkimbi Ikyange (Ushongo/APC), has acknowledged the contributions of Community and Social Development Project (CSDP) to the development of...

admin - February 1, 2017

Business

Price hike: Benue legislators upbraid Dangote Cement official

The Benue State House of Assembly has accused Dangote Cement Company for treating the House and the Benue people with levity, contempt and ridicule. This...

admin - February 1, 2017

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