Yearly Archives: 2019

Water Day: World council, OECD seek to advance water security in Africa

Loic Fauchon, President of the World Water Council, joined Jose Angel Gurria Trevino, Secretary General of the OECD, for World Water Day to reveal a new...

African policymakers highlight opportunities of National Climate Plans

Africa Climate Week formally closed on Friday, March 22, 2019, concluding a five-day programme of events in Accra – all of which have been hosted by...

Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction Report launched in Kenya

Public health experts from UK-based Knowledge∙Action∙Change recently visited Nairobi, Kenya to launch No Fire, No Smoke – The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction 2018 (GSTHR), a landmark report on the worldwide availability,...

Why we established climate change centre, by Ekwueme varsity VC

The Alex Ekwueme Federal University (AE-FUNAI) in Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State, southeast Nigeria, has established a Centre for Climate Change and Development. This disclosure was made by the...

CSOs want agroecology at centre of climate action in Africa

A team of civil society organisations (CSOs) attending the African Climate Week in Accra, Ghana, has called on governments on the continent to transform the current...

Water Day: WaterAid, PIND seek increased water, sanitation investment

As the world commemorates this year’s World Water Day under the umbrella theme set by UN-Water, “Leaving no one behind”, WaterAid Nigeria and the Foundation for Partnership...

Activists decry ‘more empty words’ at Africa Climate Week

As the UN-hosted Africa Climate Week wraps up, 350Africa, Ghanian NGO 350-GROC and other green groups from across the continent have voiced their disappointment and called...

Youths embark on ‘Africa Climate March’, demand global action

The fourth day of the ongoing Africa Climate Week took a different swing as hundreds of African youths representing the Youth Wing of the United Nations...

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Nigeria’s oil reserves dropped to 37.01bn barrels in January – NUPRC

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says the nation’s crude oil and condensates reserves dropped to 37.01 billion...
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Researchers find link between ultra-processed foods and infertility in women

Women who consume lower amounts of ultra-processed foods have higher odds of conceiving, according to new research from McMaster...

Despite increased LG allocation, Oyo community cut off due to bridge abandoned 10 years ago

For over 10 years, residents of Ifelodun Community, in Oke-Odo, under the Ona-Ara Local Government Area of Oyo State,...

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Nigeria’s oil reserves dropped to 37.01bn barrels in January – NUPRC

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says the...

Researchers find link between ultra-processed foods and infertility in women

Women who consume lower amounts of ultra-processed foods have...