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Monthly Archives: September, 2019

Cleanup Day: Volunteers scrub Abuja, clamour public infrastructure

September 21 of each year is a day set aside for worldwide action on the solid waste problem and, tagged “World Cleanup Day”, attracts some 380...

Nigerian groups join Global Climate Strike

A coalition of civil society organisations working on climate change and sustainable development under the auspices of the National Civil Society Framework on Paris...

Climate summit: Big companies commit to emissions slash

No fewer than 90 big companies in sectors from food to cement to telecommunications have pledged to slash their greenhouse gas emissions in a new campaign...

UN Secretariat adopts plan to halve own emissions by 2030

The United Nations Secretariat has adopted a new 10-year Climate Action Plan aimed at transforming its operations to achieve a 45 per cent reduction in greenhouse...

UN, Mayors launch tree-planting campaign to scale up climate action in urban areas

Urban areas are said to be responsible for an estimated 75% of C02 emissions worldwide, making city-level action critical for global efforts to address the climate emergency....

Youths vow continued pressure for urgent action to address climate emergency

A day after thousands of young people marched and rallied for urgent climate action on Friday, September 20, 2019, young leaders brought their message to the...

Winners of 2019 Global Youth Video Competition unveiled

Young people from Portugal, Brazil and the United States are being celebrated as the winners of the 2019 Global Youth Video Competition for telling inspiring stories of local climate...

Oxfam’s 2019 Global Strategy Forum: Pathways to the future

Oxfam International convened its Global Strategy Forum from September 16 to 18, 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya. The forum brought together 120 participants which included activists, experts...

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Overcrowding, urban growth accelerating infectious diseases in Nigeria – UNILAG VC

The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, says overcrowded communities in Nigeria, like those...
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After 37 fatalities, Nigeria seals mine over deadly gas leak

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has ordered the sealing of mining located in Zuraq, Wase...

Coalition commits to advancing climate justice in Nigeria

Nigeria Climate Justice Alliance (NCJA), a coalition of civil society organisations, community groups, youth movements, researchers, and media actors,...

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Overcrowding, urban growth accelerating infectious diseases in Nigeria – UNILAG VC

The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Lagos (UNILAG),...

After 37 fatalities, Nigeria seals mine over deadly gas leak

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake,...
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