Yearly Archives: 2018

Buhari seeks Lake Chad intervention as NCF visits

President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will continue to keep the issue of reviving the Lake Chad on the front burner and exert more...

Switzerland ratifies Kigali Amendment as 60th Party

Switzerland has ratified the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. It is the 60th Party to the Amendment. The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol...

Ebola outbreak in DRC conflict zone ‘remains dangerous, unpredictable’ – UN

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) say the Ebola outbreak in...

NOSDRA urged on idle oil installations ahead Ogoni cleanup

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), a civil society organisation (CSO), has called for repair or removal of non-producing oil installations in the...

Group claims release of GM mosquitoes in Burkina Faso risky, unethical

Genetically modified (GM) “male-sterile” mosquitoes are due to be released in the very near future, in Burkina Faso by the Target Malaria research consortium,...

Ministers devise plan to fast-track action on health, environment

African ministers of health and environment have agreed on a 10-year strategic plan to increase investment and accelerate joint health and environment priorities. The “Strategic...

Senators laud biosafety agency’s GM lab

The Senate Committee on Environment has lauded the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) over its modern state-of-the-art Genetic Modification (GM) Detection and Analysis Laboratory. The...

IPCC invites experts, governments to review drafts of two special reports

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on Friday, November 9, 2018 invited experts and governments to review the Second Order Drafts of two...

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Delegates to storm Nairobi for Africa Forward Summit 2026

About 4,000 African and French delegates will participate in the Africa Forward Summit 2026 scheduled to take place in...
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Govt targets November completion of coastal highway section 2

Section Two of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is expected to be completed by November 2026, while Section One is...

PETAN boss advocates local capacity to secure Africa’s energy future

Chairman, Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN), Mr. Wole Ogunsanya, has urged African countries to strengthen local capacity and...

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Delegates to storm Nairobi for Africa Forward Summit 2026

About 4,000 African and French delegates will participate in...

Govt targets November completion of coastal highway section 2

Section Two of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is expected...