Yearly Archives: 2019

Biosafety agency says insufficient awareness leads to misguided information

The Director-General, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, says inadequate public awareness on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) leads to misguided information. Ebegba said this during...

Tanzania revokes licenses of six NGOs for breaching regulations

State-owned Tanzania National NGOs Coordination Board on Thursday, April 18, 2019 revoked licenses of six NGOs working in the country for breaching regulations, an official said. The...

NUC approves agric., environmental sciences varsity

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the take-off of the University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences in Imo State, as the 49th state-owned university in...

Radio Report: ‘Clean Nigeria’ and curbing open defecation

President Mohammadu Buhari will soon launch an initiative known as "Clean Nigeria" to accelerate efforts towards actualising national roadmap to end open defecation by...

GEF-7: Stakeholders adopt projects, urge action plan

Stakeholders participating in the Global Environment Facility (GEF) National Dialogue have urged the Federal Government to develop a National Environmental Action Plan and urgently...

Nigeria, South Africa, others to present climate action via ‘Facilitative Sharing of Views’

At the next round of UN climate change talks in Bonn, Germany in June 2019, Nigeria and eight other developing countries will present their activities to...

Lagos, others to showcase cultural heritage at UCLG forum

Stakeholders involved in the preservation and enhancement of cultural heritage will attempt to create a roadmap that will allow them to grasp the importance of their...

Kogi NEWMAP, firm in N378m deal to address gully erosion sites

The Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) in Kogi has sealed a multi-million-naira contract with Loraj Consortium for engineering design of five gully erosion sites and...

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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...