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Monthly Archives: January, 2019

UNHCR seeks protection of IDPs in Lake Chad region as insecurity heightens

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has called for increased protection of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Lake Chad Region following heightened insecurity in...

Report underlines need for urgent increase in water financing

World leaders and business met recently in Davos just as the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report revealed environmental factors as the most devastating risks to...

Forum on Lake Chad to develop comprehensive solutions framework

The Ministry of Interior says the upcoming Second Regional Protection Dialogue on Lake Chad Basin will develop a framework for comprehensive solutions to tackle refugees’ challenges...

Abuja council official warns against indiscriminate waste disposal

Head of Environment Department, Gwagwalada Area Council, Mr Tijani Ado, has told residents of the area to desist from indiscriminate waste dumping. Ado, in an interview with...

Weak enforcement of laws worsening environmental crisis, says UN

Environmental threats like climate change and pollution are linked to lethargic enforcement of laws governing management of vital ecosystems, says a report released on Thursday, January...

2018 was fourth warmest year on record – Report

The year 2018 is likely to have been the fourth warmest year on record, a scientific group pronounced Thursday, January 24, 2019 – and joins a quartet of...

Indigenous Peoples testify on intergenerational health impacts of hazardous substances

An Expert Group (EGM) meeting was held from January 19 to 20, 2019 at the Centro Cultural de España in Mexico City, Mexico, to...

China issues comprehensive plan to protect Great Wall

A comprehensive conservation plan has been released to establish a long-term mechanism for the conservation and utilisation of the Great Wall in China, a senior official...

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Udeme Ufot to chair QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit

Mighty Media Plus Network Limited, publishers of the online newspaper QEDNG, has announced Udeme Ufot as Chairman of the inaugural QEDNG Creative...
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How Nigeria can accelerate gas development – Shell

Nigeria’s premier gas distribution company, Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG), has identified development of infrastructure and regulatory and fiscal stability...

RDI, Foodjustice train govt officials on planetary health diet

The Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI) and Germany-based Foodjustice have trained officials of the Federal Ministry of Environment and Lagos...

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Udeme Ufot to chair QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit

Mighty Media Plus Network Limited, publishers of the online...

How Nigeria can accelerate gas development – Shell

Nigeria’s premier gas distribution company, Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG),...
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