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Yearly Archives: 2018

Japan grants UN-Habitat $10m to rebuild Marawi

The Government of Japan and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) have exchanged notes  to signify their partnership on a post-conflict shelter rehabilitation...

FAO underlines need to prioritise farmers’ protection from climate impacts

A new report from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has said that, between 2005 and 2015, natural disasters cost...

NiMet predicts partly cloudy, sunny weather for Monday

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted partly cloudy weather conditions over the central states of the country in the morning of Monday, March...

Government asked to check deforestation by controlling child bearing

A Cross River State-based environmentalist, Chief Edwin Ogar, has called on the federal government of Nigeria to come out with a law regulating the...

Forum recommends electric mobility for Africa

As the African Clean Mobility Week drew to a close in Nairobi, Kenya on Friday, March 16, 2018, participants have identified electric mobility as...

SERAP wants UN to declare herdsmen attacks as terrorist acts

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the United Nations (UN) to urgently declare attacks by herdsmen in Nigeria as acts...

Rainstorm wrecks havoc, hundreds rendered homeless in llorin

Hundreds of residents in various parts of llorin, the Kwara State capital, have been rendered homeless by rainstorm, following downpour which lasted for over...

AfDB to support Nigeria’s power sector recovery programme

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it will support Nigeria’s Power Sector Recovery Programme (PSRP) in three areas. It listed the areas to include: operational...

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INC-4: Delegates seek global treaty to curb plastic pollution scourge

“We need to throw away this throw-away culture!” This statement encapsulated the sentiment driving delegates’ commitment to end plastic pollution...
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Edwin Clark University to address environmental issues in Niger Delta – VC

The Edwin Clark University (ECU) says it has made breakthrough research into environmental and industrial chemistry. Vice Chancellor of the...

Climate disasters: UN to prioritise early warning systems by 2027

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says the UN will prioritise early warning systems against climate disasters globally by 2027. Dr...

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INC-4: Delegates seek global treaty to curb plastic pollution scourge

“We need to throw away this throw-away culture!” This statement...

Edwin Clark University to address environmental issues in Niger Delta – VC

The Edwin Clark University (ECU) says it has made...
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