Monthly Archives: March, 2018

Ministers commit to protecting world’s largest tropical peatland

Commitments to conserve peatlands in the Congo basin were announced on Friday, March 23, 2018 as the Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo...

Farmers, herdsmen’s clashes hampering sanitation interventions in Benue

The continuous clashes between herdsmen and farmers in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State have been hindering effective sanitation interventions. Programme Manager, United Purpose,...

Stakeholders demand total reversal of new Lagos land charges

Stakeholders, including professional bodies and civil society organisations, on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 demanded a reversal of the new Lagos State Land Use Charge...

Nigeria to boost power generation via renewable energy resources

The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, said on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 that the Federal Government would use renewable energy resources...

Africa must build digital infrastructure to compete in 4th Industrial Revolution, says Adesina

To compete at the accelerated pace of technological innovations and the 4th Industrial Revolution, Africa has to put in more money into training its...

We didn’t urge Nigeria to legalise cannabis – UNODC

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has distanced the organisation from the news making the rounds that it called for the...

Groups fault MAN on new excise duty on tobacco

The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) has called on the Federal Government to discountenance the call by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) for...

CERD files action in support of Indigenous Human Rights Defenders in the Philippines

The International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) and the National Council of Leaders of the KATRIBU, a national alliance of Indigenous organisations which includes the...

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TotalEnergies strikes new oil discovery offshore Congo

Energy major, TotalEnergies, has announced a new hydrocarbon discovery on the Moho license offshore the Republic of Congo, marking...
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Almost half of European freshwater fishes at risk of extinction – IUCN

The updated European Red List of Freshwater Fishes – the most comprehensive assessment in 15 years – reveals little evidence of...

Ottmar Edenhofer re-elected Chair of EU climate advisory board

The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change, which began its second four-year term at the end of March...

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TotalEnergies strikes new oil discovery offshore Congo

Energy major, TotalEnergies, has announced a new hydrocarbon discovery...

Almost half of European freshwater fishes at risk of extinction – IUCN

The updated European Red List of Freshwater Fishes – the most...