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Monthly Archives: January, 2018

New WaterAid scheme in Bauchi to ‘go beyond just providing toilets and taps’

The Abuja-based WaterAid Nigeria on Friday, January 26, 2018 announced the commencement of a new project aimed at highlighting how essential clean water, basic...

GCF, UNEP seek to fortify the Gambia against droughts, floods

The Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources of the Gambia, Lamin Dibba, has said that a Green Climate Fund (GCF)-funded adaptation project...

Paris Agreement: UN opens Talanoa Dialogue portal

The UN Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat on Friday, January 26, 2018 launched a new portal to support the Talanoa Diaologue, an international conversation in which...

Companies to commit to science-based climate targets

In an effort to spur further climate action at this year’s Global Climate Action Summit (Summit) in September and at the United Nations Climate...

Government inaugurates 14-member committee to implement water resources master plan

The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, on Friday, January 26, 2018 inaugurated a 14-member Policy Advisory Committee to help in implementing the...

Malaria remains Africa’s major health care problem

The African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) said Friday, January 26, 2018 that the malaria epidemic remains Africa’s major health care challenge. AU...

Dutsin-ma varsity establishes directorate to combat desertification

The Federal University Dutsin-ma, Katsina State, has established its Directorate of Desertification Monitoring and Control as part of its efforts to guard against desert...

Kaduna allocates N3.8b for new master plans, layouts, others

Kaduna State Government has allocated N3.8 billion to the state’s Geographic Information Service (KADGIS) for capital projects in 2018. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...

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U.S. withdrawal: IPBES regrets ‘deeply disappointing news’, IPCC says body is voluntary, open to all

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) have...
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Maduro’s capture: The geopolitical bombshell igniting Africa’s energy opportunity

THE world woke to news that felt ripped from a geopolitical thriller: U.S. special forces executed a precision operation...

Blaise Odunze: NNPC’s $1.42bn, N5.57trn debt write-off and test of Nigeria’s fiscal governance

When the Federal Government approved the write-off of about $1.42 billion and N5.57 trillion in legacy debts owed by...

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U.S. withdrawal: IPBES regrets ‘deeply disappointing news’, IPCC says body is voluntary, open to all

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Intergovernmental...

Maduro’s capture: The geopolitical bombshell igniting Africa’s energy opportunity

THE world woke to news that felt ripped from...
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