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Monthly Archives: April, 2019

Otodo Gbame evictees seek justice, compensation

The Nigeria Slum/Informal Settlement Federation is standing in solidarity with the over 30,000 people who were evicted in a state-led land grab from Otodo Gbame community...

Activists block London roads, demand action on climate change

Thousands of environmental activists on Monday, April 15, 2019 paralysed parts of central London in the UK by blocking Marble Arch, Oxford Circus and Waterloo Bridge...

Girls’ school in Abia generates electricity from wastes

Students of Mercy Girls High School, Mbawsi, in Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area of Abia State have converted animal, human and kitchen wastes into bio-gas meant for...

Agric council to go digital on seeds certification

The National Agriculture Seed Council (NASC) says it will soon go digital with the certification of seeds to ensure that farmers get quality seeds to enhance...

Tanzania will not ease ban on trade in hazardous wastes – Minister

Tanzania on Monday, April 15, 2019 said it would not relax a ban imposed in March on import and export of hazardous wastes, local media reported. “The...

Tackling open defecation in Lagos

In many Nigerian villages, open defecation is a taboo. One can be mobbed for that. In such places, lavatories are scarce but residents, who do not...

Ogoni clean-up: Traditional ruler urges govt to mobilise contractors

The Paramount Ruler of Bodo City in Rivers State, King John Beredon, has urged the Federal Government to mobilise contractors to site to commence the remediation...

Habitat ambassador calls for youth inclusion in leadership

Country Director, World Habitat Ambassador Foundation, Hillary Emoh, has called for youth inclusion in leadership for sustainable development of the country. Emoh made the call in an interview...

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U.S. withdrawal: IPBES regrets ‘deeply disappointing news’, IPCC says body is voluntary, open to all

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) have...
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Maduro’s capture: The geopolitical bombshell igniting Africa’s energy opportunity

THE world woke to news that felt ripped from a geopolitical thriller: U.S. special forces executed a precision operation...

Blaise Odunze: NNPC’s $1.42bn, N5.57trn debt write-off and test of Nigeria’s fiscal governance

When the Federal Government approved the write-off of about $1.42 billion and N5.57 trillion in legacy debts owed by...

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U.S. withdrawal: IPBES regrets ‘deeply disappointing news’, IPCC says body is voluntary, open to all

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Intergovernmental...

Maduro’s capture: The geopolitical bombshell igniting Africa’s energy opportunity

THE world woke to news that felt ripped from...
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