Monthly Archives: October, 2018

Pollution

Humans now ingesting microplastics, says study

A new study has found that humans are ingesting microplastics. The study, commissioned by the Federal Environment Agency and the Medical University of Vienna, has found...

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Waste Management

Lagos restores door-to-door waste evacuation by PSP operators

The Lagos State Government has met with PSP operators in waste management, saying they should go back to their various areas of operation and...

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Renewable Energy

Court grants SERAP leave to compel Fashola to account for power expenditure

There is prospect Nigerians keen on knowing why the power sector reforms in the country have not yielded any tangible result and why the...

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Sustainable Devpt

Government charges stakeholders on environmental degradation

The Minister of State for Environment, Alhaji Ibrahim Jibril, has called on relevant stakeholders to intensify efforts to address environmental degradation in the country. Jibril...

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Agric & Biotech

Judge upholds Monsanto verdict, slashes damages

A San Francisco judge made a surprise ruling on Monday, October 23, 2018 and upheld a jury's verdict that Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller gave a California groundskeeper cancer, and...

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Renewable Energy

Togo, Eranove sign concession agreement for 65MW power plant

Under the high patronage of Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, President of Togo, the Minister of Mines and Energy, Marc Dèdèriwè Ably-Bidamon, and the Director General...

admin - October 23, 2018

Climate Change

GCF approves three AfDB projects worth over $110m

The Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved funding for three proposals from the African Development Bank (AfDB) totaling over $110 million. The...

admin - October 23, 2018

Climate Change