Yearly Archives: 2019

Benue council on verge of attaining open-defecation-free status

The Logo Local Government Area of Benue State has fulfilled all requirements to be certified Open Defecation Free (ODF) in the state, the State Rural Water...

Buhari, Guterres to raise $50bn to recharge Lake Chad

President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the acceptance of the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, to co-chair a Special Session to raise $50 billion to fund the inter-basin...

Earth Day: Group charges media on education, awareness creation

The media has been called upon to join in creating awareness and educating the public on the importance of biodiversity conservation and environmental protection. The call was...

ERA lauds adoption of bill to ban gas flaring

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has commended the Senate’s unanimous adoption of the Bill for an Act to Prohibit Gas Flaring in...

2019 Latin America & Caribbean, Asia-Pacific climate weeks to hold August, September

Dates and locations for two major events on the 2019 international climate change calendar were confirmed on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. Latin America & Caribbean Climate...

AfDB deploys TAAT to combat food insecurity in the Sahel

As part of the plan to ensure food security in the Sahel, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has named Senegal as the next stopping point for...

Buhari urged to implement climate-oriented projects, programmes

The Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP), an NGO, has urged reelected President Muhammadu Buhari to intensify the implementation of climate-oriented projects and...

‘Zero carbon’ conference comes into vogue in China

A two-day business conference held in northwest China’s Gansu Province is estimated to generate 999 tonnes of greenhouse gas. China Green Companies Summit is a “zero...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme...
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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on...

Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have...