Monthly Archives: April, 2019

Nembe Creek pipeline explosion: JTF confirms six suspected vandals dead

The Joint Military Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta has revealed that the masterminds of the April 21 fire outbreak at Aiteo’s OML 29 oilfields...

Nigeria among countries with fresh measles outbreak

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has listed Nigeria as one of the nine African countries where measles outbreaks have resurfaced. WHO in a statement signed on...

NIMASA, NOSDRA sign MoU on marine oil spill management

Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency...

Benue council on verge of attaining open-defecation-free status

The Logo Local Government Area of Benue State has fulfilled all requirements to be certified Open Defecation Free (ODF) in the state, the State Rural Water...

Buhari, Guterres to raise $50bn to recharge Lake Chad

President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the acceptance of the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, to co-chair a Special Session to raise $50 billion to fund the inter-basin...

Earth Day: Group charges media on education, awareness creation

The media has been called upon to join in creating awareness and educating the public on the importance of biodiversity conservation and environmental protection. The call was...

ERA lauds adoption of bill to ban gas flaring

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has commended the Senate’s unanimous adoption of the Bill for an Act to Prohibit Gas Flaring in...

2019 Latin America & Caribbean, Asia-Pacific climate weeks to hold August, September

Dates and locations for two major events on the 2019 international climate change calendar were confirmed on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. Latin America & Caribbean Climate...

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TotalEnergies strikes new oil discovery offshore Congo

Energy major, TotalEnergies, has announced a new hydrocarbon discovery on the Moho license offshore the Republic of Congo, marking...
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Almost half of European freshwater fishes at risk of extinction – IUCN

The updated European Red List of Freshwater Fishes – the most comprehensive assessment in 15 years – reveals little evidence of...

Ottmar Edenhofer re-elected Chair of EU climate advisory board

The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change, which began its second four-year term at the end of March...

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TotalEnergies strikes new oil discovery offshore Congo

Energy major, TotalEnergies, has announced a new hydrocarbon discovery...

Almost half of European freshwater fishes at risk of extinction – IUCN

The updated European Red List of Freshwater Fishes – the most...