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Monthly Archives: August, 2019

German environment agency demands higher tax for dirty cars

The German Environment Agency has advocated making cars with high carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions more expensive given the boom in the purchase of sport utility vehicles...

NABDA biodigester as an alternative source of energy

Over the last decades, international development organisations have been actively engaged in encouraging biogas technologies in the developing world. The development partners underscored the rising need for the...

Operators of Lagos toxic waste factory apprehended

Police in Lagos State have arrested two Chinese, Lin Piehao, 22 and Li Ruoneng, 27, who allegedly operate a factory where e-waste is illegally assembled and...

Africa: A fossil fuel-troubled continent

Director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Nnimmo Bassey, speaking on Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at the opening of the Oilwatch Africa Conference in Port Harcourt,...

Delta to demolish structures on waterways to curb flooding

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State said on Monday, August 5, 2019 that he would demolish all structures on waterways in Warri and its environs to...

WaterAid says 3.9m people lack access to potable water in Bauchi

The Acting Director (Programme) WaterAid Nigeria, Mr Mike Essien, said on Monday, August 5, 2019 that no fewer than 3.9 million people in Bauchi State lacked...

July is hottest month ever recorded

July 2019 has beaten July 2016 to become the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, a leading climate change institute reported on Monday, August 5. The Copernicus...

Ogoni clean-up: Activist seeks review of UNEP’s Oil Assessment report

A U.S.-based Ogoni activist, Dr Goodluck Diigbo, has called for a collective review of the Oil Assessment report as captured by United Nation’s Environment Programme (UNEP)...

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FUTES VC pledges skilled manpower for Nigeria’s tech, environmental growth

Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences (FUTES), Iyin-Ekiti, Prof. Gbenga Aribisala, has reaffirmed the institution’s commitment to...
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News outlet partners with Niger Delta Awards to boost regional development coverage

Alexa News Network Limited has entered a strategic media partnership with the Niger Delta Advancement Awards to provide comprehensive...

FLNG emerges as key pillar of Africa’s gas development strategy

Floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) is rapidly becoming a central component of Africa’s natural gas development strategy as the...

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FUTES VC pledges skilled manpower for Nigeria’s tech, environmental growth

Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences (FUTES),...

News outlet partners with Niger Delta Awards to boost regional development coverage

Alexa News Network Limited has entered a strategic media...
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