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Monthly Archives: June, 2018

Renewable energy accounted for 70% of new power in 2017 – REN21

Renewable energy accounted for 70% of new global power generating capacity in 2017, the largest increase in renewable power capacity in modern history, according to...

Trillion-dollar investors seek climate action ahead of G7 Summit

Some 288 institutional investors with $26 trillion in assets under management have issued a new call to climate action to governments, albeit with the support...

N530m scheme gives Niger flood, erosion control a boost

The Federal Government said on Monday, June 4, 2018 that no part of the country would suffer neglect owing to its geographical location or...

After decades of neglect, it’s time to clean up Ogoniland, activists insist

Nigerian and international civil society organisations on Monday, June 4, 2018 repeated their call for the immediate start of the clean-up of oil pollution...

49 killed, 70 missing after tropical cyclone hit Somaliland

At least 49 people were killed while 70 others are still missing following tropical cyclone Sagar that caused heavy rains and flooding in Somaliland,...

NESREA wants Ibadan residents to curb use of plastics

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Southwest Zone, has appealed to residents of Ibadan in Oyo State to reduce the use...

100,000 marine animals die of plastic pollution yearly – AfDB

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says there is the need to take action against plastic pollution in Africa. The bank made the call in a...

EOA partners with stakeholders on value chain development

Country Coordinator, Ecological Organic Agriculture (EOA), Dr Olugbenga Adeoluwa, says the EOA is collaborating with stakeholders for effective development of the value chain for...

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NGX, DEG advance net-zero transition to unlock climate capital

Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group), in partnership with DEG, Germany’s development finance institution, and Africa Foresight Group (AFG), has...
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How UNESCO’s biodiversity initiative safeguards forests, communities

With forests shrinking and ecosystems degrading, the global biodiversity crisis has shifted from a distant environmental concern to an...

Group trains journalists on health, climate benefits of plant-focused diet

The Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI), in collaboration with Foodjustice, on Thursday, January 15, 2026, offered training to Nigerian journalists...

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NGX, DEG advance net-zero transition to unlock climate capital

Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group), in partnership with DEG,...

How UNESCO’s biodiversity initiative safeguards forests, communities

With forests shrinking and ecosystems degrading, the global biodiversity...
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