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Yearly Archives: 2017

CMS COP12 to explore links between wildlife, SDGs

The 12th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CMS COP12) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS),...

Mixed fortune for Indonesia community as logger’s certificate is revoked but ignored

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has upheld a complaint by Forest Peoples Programme against logging company PT Kemakmuran Berkah Timber (PT KBT). The FSC-certified...

Three working groups to emerge at Mami Wata meeting in Freetown

A year and half after its launch, history beckons as "Mami Water", a scheme aimed at ensuring sustainable use of the ocean along the...

Paris goals: Report urges chemical industry to step up climate action

A new report, “Catalyst for change”, analyses 22 of the largest global chemical companies with a total market capitalisation of $650 billion and responsible for a...

Zimbabwe to open donkey abattoir despite criticisms

The Government of Zimbabwe has defended plans to open a donkey abattoir to provide body parts for the Chinese medicine market, amidst criticisms from...

Zenith Bank restates commitment to promotion of ICT knowledge among youths

Zenith Bank Plc says it will continue to promote efforts that improve ICT knowledge and penetration in Nigeria through its sponsorship of Nigerian students...

Ex First Lady slams N2b charge against EFCC

The immediate past First Lady and wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Dame Patience Jonathan, has slammed a N2 billion rights enforcement suit against the...

Court chides Police over shoddy prosecution of film maker, others

Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo of the Federal High Court, Lagos on Thursday, October 5, 2017 chided the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) over its approach in...

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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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