Yearly Archives: 2018

Climate change won’t be solved by removing excess CO2 from atmosphere – Report

Negative emissions technologies (NETs) – new technologies that aim to remove excess CO2 from the atmosphere – have “limited realistic potential” in meeting the...

World Wetlands Day: Urban wetlands are important for climate protection

From mangrove forests to coral reefs on the coast, to peatlands to floodplains inland, wetlands play a crucial role in the fight against climate...

World Wetlands Day: How wetlands influence cities

In the light of the theme of this year’s World Wetlands Day, Mechtild Rössler, Director of UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre, has listed the roles...

Remote Nigeria communities welcome child health programme

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Integrated community case management (iCCM) is a cost-effective strategy that engages community health workers living in...

Nigeria ratifies Minamata Convention as 88th Party

The Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Thursday, February 1, 2018 deposited its instrument of ratification, thereby becoming the 88th Party to...

UNEP recommends public/private partnerships against hazardous waste

The Africa regional director of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Julliette Biao Koudenoukpo, has called on African countries that have ratified the Bamako Convention to...

WHO embarks on yellow fever vaccination in Borno

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it will commence vaccination against yellow fever in Borno State as part of effort toward eliminating the disease...

Farmers urge establishment of gum arabic plantations to check desertification

Gum arabic farmers in Yobe State have urged the federal and northern state governments to establish gum arabic plantations to improve revenue generation and...

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NNPC launches Cawthorne crude onto global market, exports first cargo to Netherlands

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has commenced export of its new crude grade – Cawthorne, marking a...
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Activists deploy eco-comedy to tackle Nigeria’s environmental crisis

Environmental activists have adopted humour as a strategic tool to confront Nigeria’s growing ecological crisis. The activists insisted that traditional...

OPEC+ warns of cost of repairing energy assets in Middle East

Eight countries forming the core of the OPEC+ group of oil producers have voiced concern over Iran’s attacks on...

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NNPC launches Cawthorne crude onto global market, exports first cargo to Netherlands

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has commenced...

Activists deploy eco-comedy to tackle Nigeria’s environmental crisis

Environmental activists have adopted humour as a strategic tool...