Monthly Archives: January, 2018

Water & Sanitation

Why right to water should be enshrined in Constitution, by ERA

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has written President Muhammed Buhari on the need to enshrine water as a human right...

admin - January 16, 2018

Marine

Australia calls for scientists to save Great Barrier Reef corals

Australia has issued an open call to scientists to help save the corals of the Great Barrier Reef with a $2 million challenge, an...

admin - January 16, 2018

Waste Management

Gombe residents warned against dumping refuse in drains, waterways

Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State has called on the people of the state to refrain from dumping refuse in drainage channels and waterways...

admin - January 16, 2018

Climate Change

Reducing carbon footprints

As discussions about climate change and its effects across all spheres increase, there is an urgent need to refocus Nigeria's approach to climate action....

admin - January 16, 2018

Waste Management

Poultry waste powers Abuja communities, Rije and Kuruji

By converting poultry waste into a power producing unit, Rije and Kuruji communities, both in the Kuje axis of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), appear...

admin - January 16, 2018

Cover

Cattle colonies: Robbing Peter to pay Paul

“If I were to remain silent, I would be guilty of complicity” – Albert Einstein (1879-1955) “The fact that the southern Niger Republic is greener...

admin - January 15, 2018

Cover

UN experts urge Kenya to respect indigenous rights in climate change project

Three United Nations independent experts on Monday, January 15, 2018 called on the Kenyan government to respect the rights of indigenous Sengwer peoples while...

admin - January 15, 2018

Marine