Monthly Archives: July, 2019

GMO Supreme Court ruling favours Food Sovereignty Ghana

Food Sovereignty Ghana (FSG) appeared before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 in a case in which one of the defendants sought to challenge...

France to impose green tax on plane tickets to curb emissions

The French government says it will impose a new green tax on plane tickets as part of plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in year 2020. Transport...

Population Day: Nigeria has about 198m people, says Commission

Director General of the National Population Commission (NPoPC), Dr Ghaji Bello, has said the Commission will use electronic enumeration method to determine the actual population of...

N500m earth dam water scheme in Edo to be completed in 2020

The Benin-Owena River Basin Development Authority says the ongoing construction of an earth dam at Otuo in the Owan-East Local Government Area of Edo State will...

Population Day: People-oriented programmes can curb population explosion – DevComs

An NGO, Development Communications Network (DevComs), says effective people-oriented programmes can curb population explosion in Nigeria. Mr Akin Jimoh, Director, DevComs Programme, made the assertion on Wednesday, July...

Govt intensifies campaign to curb open defecation

The Federal Government says it has embarked on strategic awareness programmes toward eradicating the menace of open defecation that has become prevalent in many parts of...

Niger communities urged to steer clear of flood plains

The North South Power Company Ltd. (NSPCL) in Niger State has called on communities living around the dam to steer clear of flood plains. The call was...

Climate change threatens progress across sustainable development, warns report

The impacts of climate change and increasing inequality across and within countries are undermining progress on the sustainable development agenda, threatening to reverse many of the...

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TechnoServe, Coca-Cola Foundation launch PReP 2.0 to help scale plastic recycling in Nigeria

Building on the success of the first phase of the Plastic Recycling Program in Southern Nigeria (PReP), international nonprofit,...
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40 migratory animal species receive new, upgraded protection at close of UN meeting in Brazil

Confronted with stark new evidence that many migratory species are moving closer to extinction, governments at a major UN...

CAPPA urges govt to increase tobacco control budget

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has renewed its call on the Federal Government to significantly increase budgetary...

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40 migratory animal species receive new, upgraded protection at close of UN meeting in Brazil

Confronted with stark new evidence that many migratory species...