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Yearly Archives: 2018

Flood ravages 700 houses, farmlands in Rivers communities

No fewer than 700 houses including large farmlands have been affected by flash floods following heavy rains in parts of Rivers, the News Agency...

Flood sacks 35 communities in Edo, renders 30,000 homeless

No fewer than 35 communities in Etsako East and Etsako Central Local Government Areas of Edo State have been sacked by flood, occasioned by...

Council moves to save flood-threatened Jigawa bridge from collapse

The Kirikasamma Local Government Council in Jigawa State has commenced erection of a sandbag embankment at Marawaji Bridge to save it from imminent collapse. The...

UK could be carbon neutral by 2050

In a joint report by the Royal Society, the Royal Academy of Engineering and Imperial College London, it has been found that the UK...

India may construct buildings from recycled plastic

Research from Bath University has revealed that sustainable construction could be a solution to India’s plastic waste crisis. The study, in partnership with colleagues from...

FAO launches five-year development plan for Kenya

The Food and Agricultural Organisation of the UN (FAO) has launched its Country Programming Framework plan for Kenya in the next five years. Gabriel Rugalema, FAO...

Revamped UN portal to capture, drive climate action

As leaders gather in California this week for the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS2018), UN Climate Change is presenting a revamped version of its...

Preserving mangrove forest ecosystem in Cross River

Mangroves! We hear of them, maybe we know they are a forest type, we harvest wood from them and then we do not think much...

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UCLG Africa: North Africa selects representatives for continental, global bodies

The pan-African organisation United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) held its Regional Caucus for North Africa...
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Overcrowding, urban growth accelerating infectious diseases in Nigeria – UNILAG VC

The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, says overcrowded communities in Nigeria, like those...

After 37 fatalities, Nigeria seals mine over deadly gas leak

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has ordered the sealing of mining located in Zuraq, Wase...

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UCLG Africa: North Africa selects representatives for continental, global bodies

The pan-African organisation United Cities and Local Governments of...

Overcrowding, urban growth accelerating infectious diseases in Nigeria – UNILAG VC

The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Lagos (UNILAG),...
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