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Firm says water deal with local authorities may delay Kenyan oil project

A firm, Tullow Oil, handling Kenya’s only oil project, says a deal with local Kenyan authorities that will allow it to pump water to pressurise the...

Obaseki inaugurates Ewu, Ibore gully erosion remediation work

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has urged communities in the state to always raise alarm when erosion and other forms of natural disasters threaten their...

Botswana considers allowing big game hunting, culling elephants

Botswana, home to almost a third of Africa’s elephants, is considering lifting a ban on big game hunting, to combat what the government says is growing...

World’s largest bee rediscovered after 38 yrs

Last seen in 1981 and thought to be extinct, the world’s largest bee, Wallace’s Giant Bee, has been confirmed alive in the wilderness of Indonesia by...

924,000 square metres of Nigerian land degraded daily

Minister of Environment, Alhaji Suleiman Zarma, says there is an urgent need to recover and conserve the country’s land as 924,000 square metres is lost to degradation...

Scientific body launches programme to boost research management

The Nairobi-based African Academy of Sciences (AAS) on Thursday, February 21, 2019 launched a programme to boost management of research that addresses the continent’s development needs. A...

Africa requires bold leadership to eradicate Ebola – ECA

The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) says eradicating the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) from Africa requires bold leadership at different tiers of government and society. Ms...

Nigeria among leaders in renewable energy – Fashola

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, says Nigeria is a continental and global leader in renewable energy. Fashola made the assertion on...

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Group seeks urgent intervention at Abia accident-prone axis

The Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy & Development (FENRAD), an environmental rights and human rights advocacy organisation in Nigeria,...
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Firm plans fleet expansion across Africa as oil, gas projects gain momentum

A maritime and logistics firm, STARZS Investment Company Ltd., has disclosed plans to expand its fleet and operations across...

NCDMB webinar unlocks AfCFTA market access for energy sector

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board has outlined a practical framework for positioning Nigeria’s energy sector to access...

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Group seeks urgent intervention at Abia accident-prone axis

The Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy & Development (FENRAD),...

Firm plans fleet expansion across Africa as oil, gas projects gain momentum

A maritime and logistics firm, STARZS Investment Company Ltd.,...
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