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Monthly Archives: June, 2018

My Pacific Northwest EarthCorps journey – Alabede

The Pacific Northwest is the home to the states of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Washington State has its largest city, Seattle, in the very...

Beat plastic pollution by walking the talk

Permit me to say that environmental pollution, especially plastic pollution, has become a huge threat to the living environment, and the human health is...

Lagos ought to degas Olusosun landfill before capping, says expert

A pollution expert, Dr Tunde Odesanya, has raised an alarm over the danger inherent in the capping of the Olusosun landfill as contemplated by...

UNICEF expresses concern over low investment in sanitation

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday, June 11, 2018 expressed concern over the low attention and investment in the sanitation sector in...

Nigeria, Morocco sign agreements on regional gas pipeline, chemical plant

Nigeria and the Kingdom of Morocco on Monday, June 11, 2018 signed three agreements, which included a regional gas pipeline that will see Nigeria...

Boosting food security via biotechnology

Hunger and population outgrowing food supply have been an age-long issue. The English scholar and cleric, Thomas Malthus, raised the issue in 1798, in...

Regulate, not ban tobacco harm reduction products

Tobacco harm reduction products are facing opposition from many quarters in Africa, despite sufficient and mounting evidence that they are far safer alternative to...

Nigeria joins ‘Clean Seas’ campaign as UN lauds waste management scheme

As nations commit to healthy, thriving oceans and seas free from plastic pollution, Nigeria on Friday, June 8, 2018 joined the Clean Seas campaign....

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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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