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Monthly Archives: May, 2019

Building capacity on accelerating climate change, clean energy, sustainable investment

A week-long programme on accelerating investment for climate and clean energy was held from May 6 to 10, 2019 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.The intensive programme dwelt...

Expert calls for professionalism in estate agency practice

An estate surveyor, Mr Hyacinth Oseji, has called for more professionalism in real estate practice in Nigeria to uphold integrity of the profession. Oseji, a managing partner...

Climate action: African youths can’t take backstage

One very controversial argument about climate change on the African continent is the relevance of urging Africans to take climate action considering that they...

Imo inaugurates FUTO group, students commit to localise SDGs

The Senior Special Assistant to the Imo State Governor on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Adaora Ijezie, on Thursday, May 2, 2019 inaugurated an eight-man committee at...

Change makers urge UN to amplify climate resilience conversation

The Resilient 40, a UK-Africa partnership formed in March 2019 at the Wilton Park Climate Resilience Conference: “40 under 40 to build resilience”, is calling on...

UN meeting gives countries the right to refuse unrecyclable, polluting plastics

Governments at the 14th Conference of the Parties (COP14) of the Basel Convention acted to restrict rampant plastic waste exports by requiring countries to obtain prior informed consent before...

Basel Convention agrees to control plastic waste trade

The 14th Meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Basel Convention on Friday, May 10, 2019 agreed to include mixed, unrecyclable and contaminated plastic waste...

Migratory Birds Day: Govt told to increase awareness on threats to birds

Dean, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Prof. Nasiru Idris, has called on the Federal Government to increase the level of awareness on the...

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Informal lead, gold mining contributing to widespread poisoning in Nigeria – Study

Artisanal lead mining in Nigeria is responsible for airborne lead exposures that are 10 times the U.S. Permissible Exposure...
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ACReSAL’s week-long Lagos retreat to review project implementation progress

The Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project is currently hosting a high-level retreat to review project implementation progress,...

Govt commences power distribution companies’ overhaul with two underperforming DisCos

The Federal Government has begun moves to initiate sweeping reforms aimed at revitalising Nigeria’s electricity distribution sector, starting with...

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Informal lead, gold mining contributing to widespread poisoning in Nigeria – Study

Artisanal lead mining in Nigeria is responsible for airborne...

ACReSAL’s week-long Lagos retreat to review project implementation progress

The Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project is...
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