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Nigeria, Burkina Faso collaborate on Water Safety Plan

The Federal Government of Nigeria and Burkina Faso plan to collaborate on Community Water Safety Plan and Rural Drinking Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance. Mrs Comfort Ekaro,...

Nigeria launches Knowledge Hub to boost sustainable development

A group of Nigerians has established the Knowledge for Development Initiative, an association committed to inclusive knowledge-based growth, Agenda 2030, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),...

Minamata Convention clocks two with 112 ratifications

Two years ago, on August 16, 2017, the Minamata Convention came into force as a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from human-induced...

Countries mull looser wildlife trade rules for elephants, rhinos

Delegates from around the world gathered in Geneva, Switzerland on Saturday, August 17, 2019 to discuss whether allowing limited trade in elephant tusks and rhinoceros horn...

Council warns farmers against destroying Hadejia River embankment

Chairman of Hadejia Local Government Council in Jigawa State, Alhaji Abdullahi Muhammad, on Saturday, August 17, 2019 warned farmers in the area against destroying sand-bag embankment...

Valuers tasked on urbanisation, slum upgrade

The Chairman, Raden Investment Ltd., Mr Niji Raji, has called on real estate surveyors and valuers to be more proactive in influencing measures that would facilitate...

Deforestation accelerates in Brazil’s Amazon region, says group

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon region increased by 15 per cent over the past year, a non-governmental organisation has said. About 5,054 square kilometres of rainforest were hacked down...

Wind, solar will provide 50% of electricity in 2050, report finds

In a report that examines the ways in which renewable energy demand is expected to increase, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) finds that “aggressive decarbonisation” will...

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PAVE asks citizens to engage negotiating ministers to support a strong Plastics Treaty

The Pan African Vision for the Environment (PAVE) is asking citizens in Nigeria to contact their national negotiating Ministers...
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Govt begins understudy of Lagos’ Blue Economy

The Federal Government of Nigeria on Monday, July 14, 2025, began the understudy of the Lagos State Government Blue...

Bauchi validates climate change policy to combat food insecurity

The Bauchi State Government says it has validated the Climate Change Policy to enhance food security in the state.  Mr....

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PAVE asks citizens to engage negotiating ministers to support a strong Plastics Treaty

The Pan African Vision for the Environment (PAVE) is...

Govt begins understudy of Lagos’ Blue Economy

The Federal Government of Nigeria on Monday, July 14,...
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