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Yearly Archives: 2017

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...

Cultural beliefs inspire Nigeria wildlife conservation

As reported cases of animals facing the threat of extinction daily make the rounds, a contrary scenario is however emerging in certain parts of...

Czech Republic ratifies Paris Agreement as 167th Party

The Czech Republic on Thursday, October 5, 2017 deposited its instruments of ratification of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, making the small landlocked Central European nation the...

‘Mercury release issue must be integrated into public health, environmental strategies’

Marc Chardonnens, Director, Federal Office for the Environment, Switzerland, who was President of the First meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP1) to...

WHO provides antibiotics, releases $1.5m to fight plague in Madagascar

The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Friday, October 6, 2017 that it has delivered nearly 1.2 million doses of antibiotics and released $1.5...

Court adjourns Ladoja’s trial to October 9

The Federal High Court, Lagos has adjourned further hearing till Monday, October 9, 2017  in the case of a former Governor of Oyo State,...

NEWMAP expands to 19 states, earmarks 59 new sites for intervention

The Nigerian Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP), which came into existence about five years ago with seven states, has expanded and now operates...

How we’re curbing emissions, energy consumption, by Zenith Bank

In its 2016 Sustainability Report released on August 2017, Zenith Bank Plc has unveiled a range of plans and processes through which it is...

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UCLG Africa: North Africa selects representatives for continental, global bodies

The pan-African organisation United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) held its Regional Caucus for North Africa...
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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...

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...

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UCLG Africa: North Africa selects representatives for continental, global bodies

The pan-African organisation United Cities and Local Governments of...

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

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