Yearly Archives: 2018

Benue lauds Fidelity Bank for corporate social responsibility presence

Benue State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs Ladi Isigbe, has commended Fidelity Bank Plc. for its corporate social responsibility presence in...

Group wants Enugu to emulate Anambra’s anti-smoking law

The New Life Community Care Initiative (NELCCI) has commended the Anambra State House of Assembly for enacting a law to regulate smoking in public...

Sanitation, personal hygiene can control malaria, say health officers

There will not be the need for the Federal Government to commit $300 million to eliminating malaria if the citizens can ensure sanitation and personal...

427,000 affected by heavy flooding across Somalia since April – UN

The UN said no fewer than 427,000 people have been affected by heavy flooding across Somalia since April, 2018. The UN Office for Coordination of...

Dead Sea flash flood death toll rises to 10 as questions loom

The death toll from this week’s Southern Israeli flash floods rose to 10 on Friday, April 27, 2018 after another teenage hiker was found...

REDD+: Nigeria initiates moves to take inventory of forest emissions

Consequent upon its commitment to reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) through the implementation of REDD+ Readiness activities, Nigeria has commenced moves...

UN, 16 banks produce guidance on climate-related risks, opportunities

Sixteen leading banks from four continents, convened by the UN Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), on Thursday, April 26, 2018 published a jointly developed methodology...

Nigeria to host ECOWAS regional disease surveillance project

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) will host the Regional Disease Surveillance Systems Enhancement (REDISSE) project which would strengthen disease preparedness and response...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme...
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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on...

Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have...