Monthly Archives: March, 2019

Youths embark on ‘Africa Climate March’, demand global action

The fourth day of the ongoing Africa Climate Week took a different swing as hundreds of African youths representing the Youth Wing of the United Nations...

Water Day: Group says all tiers of govt must budget for water

The Society for Water and Sanitation (NEWSAN) has called on all tiers of government to prioritise the provision of potable water and sanitation in their budgets. The...

Biosafety agency established to avoid dumping of unsafe GM products in Nigeria – D-G

Director-General, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, says the agency was established to regulate modern biotechnology to avoid Nigeria being turned into a dumping...

Forests Day: Nigeria’ll lose exotic plant species if forests’ abuse continues – Odusote

Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Environment, Mrs Ibukun Odusote, says the future looks very gloomy for Nigerian forests due to the over-exploitation...

Forests Day: National Park’ll continue to support mitigation of climate change – Goni

Conservator-General, National Park Service, Alhaji Ibrahim Goni, says the service will continue to support actions that mitigate and promote the adaptation of climate change. Goni said this...

ERA flays Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction Report

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has joined in the worldwide condemnation of last week’s launch of The Global State of Tobacco Harm...

Investment opportunities unfold as Africa Climate Week gets underway

Africa Climate Week holding in Accra, Ghana, got firmly underway on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 with the commencement of the high-level segment at the capital’s Convention...

UCLG moves to cement partnerships at Africa Climate Week

The United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) has said that, courtesy of its Climate Task Force, it is playing a critical role at...

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Households pay $12tr a year in hidden fossil fuel costs – Report

New research by 350.org shows that, on top of soaring energy bills, fossil fuels cost households an additional $12...
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Don urges geographers to deploy maps, data to save Nigeria’s forests

Prof. Adesola Ogidiolu has urged geographers to deploy mapping tools and data-driven approaches to address Nigeria’s worsening forest crisis,...

Feminist voices demand inclusion, power in critical minerals boom

As global demand for critical minerals surges to power the clean energy transition, feminist advocates are raising urgent concerns...

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Households pay $12tr a year in hidden fossil fuel costs – Report

New research by 350.org shows that, on top of...

Don urges geographers to deploy maps, data to save Nigeria’s forests

Prof. Adesola Ogidiolu has urged geographers to deploy mapping...