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Global Handwashing Day: Africa’s future is in its hands – AMCOW

In the spirit of the 2017 Global Handwashing Day, the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) has stated that the future of the African...

Bubonic plague kills 50 in Madagascar

At the airport, in the banks, and elsewhere in public, people are wearing protective masks. Gatherings are forbidden and schools remain closed. The president is...

Global Handwashing Day: Group seeks action to improve hygiene, healthcare facilities

WaterAid Nigeria has renewed its call for improvements to water, sanitation and hygiene in schools as well as healthcare facilities in the country. According to...

Global Handwashing Day: Protecting health towards a sustainable future

Nature Uchenna Obiakor, Coordinator, YouthWASH Africa, in this piece to celebrate the 2017 Global Handwashing Day (GHD), writes that the theme for this year’s...

Port Harcourt hosts energy, green technology conference

The Garden City of Port Harcourt in River State is set to host the Energy and New Green Technology Conference with the theme: ‘The...

Economic recovery: Environment Council to unlock investment opportunities in sector

Arising from the challenges occasioned by the recent economic recession experienced in the country, government is seeking to diversify the economy by unlocking the...

‘MV Esperanza’ arrives Cameroon, seeks Congo Basin forest protection

The Greenpeace ship, “MV Esperanza”, on Friday, October 13, 2017 docked at the port of Douala in Cameroon on the first leg of its...

Biosafety agency donates relief materials to victims of terror attacks

The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has donated some food items and relief materials to victims of terrorism and insurgency in the country. Director General/Chief...

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Overcrowding, urban growth accelerating infectious diseases in Nigeria – UNILAG VC

The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, says overcrowded communities in Nigeria, like those...
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After 37 fatalities, Nigeria seals mine over deadly gas leak

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has ordered the sealing of mining located in Zuraq, Wase...

Coalition commits to advancing climate justice in Nigeria

Nigeria Climate Justice Alliance (NCJA), a coalition of civil society organisations, community groups, youth movements, researchers, and media actors,...

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Overcrowding, urban growth accelerating infectious diseases in Nigeria – UNILAG VC

The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Lagos (UNILAG),...

After 37 fatalities, Nigeria seals mine over deadly gas leak

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake,...
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