The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has called for
urgent protection and humanitarian solutions for over seven million displaced
persons across the Lake Chad Basin...
A palm oil producer, Mr Godswealth Henry, on Monday January
28, 2019 decried the increase in destruction of oil palm plantations in the
country.
Henry, who is...
An environmentalist, Mr Emmanuel Emechete, told the Federal
Government on Monday, January 28, 2019 to embrace renewable energy in full
force, “to reduce carbon footprints’ on...
Nagbayanga Valentin, a widow in her late thirties, sits on
the earth floor of her thatched two-roomed house she shares with her four young
children in...
Etta Michael Bisong, Coordinator, Journalists for
Social Development Initiative (JSDI), in this piece examines the controversy
surrounding the proposed release of the GM Cowpea in Nigeria,...
The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned that
there could be prevalence of climate-induced diseases such as malaria,
cerebrospinal meningitis and respiratory diseases in many parts...
The Sixth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6) Summary for
Policy Makers (SPM) has been endorsed and is set for presentation to the
fourth session of the UN Environment...
Earthquakes and tsunamis accounted for the majority of the
10,373 lives lost in disasters last year while extreme weather events accounted
for most of 61.7 million...
