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Monthly Archives: October, 2019

Will President Buhari assent to the Climate Change Bill?

Some nine years after the first version of Nigeria’s Climate Change Bill was passed by the 6th National Assembly and sent to the Presidency for assent,...

Biosafety agency opening Nigeria to ‘risky’ technologies, HOMEF alleges

The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), a not-for-profit based in Benin City, Edo State, has said that the nation is being opened to “risky” emerging...

IPCC governance structure and paths to selection as author

In this third of a four-part series on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Professor Chukwumerije Okereke, IPCC author and Director, Centre for...

94% Nigerians do not practice proper hand washing – UNICEF

The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says 94 per cent Nigerians do not practice proper hand washing in the country. Mr Oumar Doumbouya, a UNICEF...

Climate change affecting global levels of hunger – Report

Climate change is affecting levels of food insecurity in countries that are already vulnerable, according to an annual report. The report, released by the Global Hunger Index, was...

UN concludes second phase of water sanitation programme in C/River

The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and the government of Cross River has concluded Phase 2 of...

Voters in Ohio support climate action – Study

As Democratic presidential candidates head to Ohio for a debate fixed for the evening of Tuesday, October 15, 2019, the results of a new poll of...

N15bn green bond to fund renewable energy, afforestation, transportation schemes

The Federal Government on Monday, October 14, 2019 listed its N15 billion green bond on the daily official list of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The seven-year...

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Nigeria can leverage on renewables to industrialise, says Rep. Sam Onuigbo

Sponsor of Nigeria’s Climate Change Act and former Member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Sam Onuigbo, has stated...
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INC-4: Delegates seek global treaty to curb plastic pollution scourge

“We need to throw away this throw-away culture!” This statement encapsulated the sentiment driving delegates’ commitment to end plastic pollution...

Edwin Clark University to address environmental issues in Niger Delta – VC

The Edwin Clark University (ECU) says it has made breakthrough research into environmental and industrial chemistry. Vice Chancellor of the...

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Nigeria can leverage on renewables to industrialise, says Rep. Sam Onuigbo

Sponsor of Nigeria’s Climate Change Act and former Member...

INC-4: Delegates seek global treaty to curb plastic pollution scourge

“We need to throw away this throw-away culture!” This statement...
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