Yearly Archives: 2019

Water Day: Group says all tiers of govt must budget for water

The Society for Water and Sanitation (NEWSAN) has called on all tiers of government to prioritise the provision of potable water and sanitation in their budgets. The...

Biosafety agency established to avoid dumping of unsafe GM products in Nigeria – D-G

Director-General, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, says the agency was established to regulate modern biotechnology to avoid Nigeria being turned into a dumping...

Forests Day: Nigeria’ll lose exotic plant species if forests’ abuse continues – Odusote

Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Environment, Mrs Ibukun Odusote, says the future looks very gloomy for Nigerian forests due to the over-exploitation...

Forests Day: National Park’ll continue to support mitigation of climate change – Goni

Conservator-General, National Park Service, Alhaji Ibrahim Goni, says the service will continue to support actions that mitigate and promote the adaptation of climate change. Goni said this...

ERA flays Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction Report

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has joined in the worldwide condemnation of last week’s launch of The Global State of Tobacco Harm...

Investment opportunities unfold as Africa Climate Week gets underway

Africa Climate Week holding in Accra, Ghana, got firmly underway on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 with the commencement of the high-level segment at the capital’s Convention...

UCLG moves to cement partnerships at Africa Climate Week

The United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) has said that, courtesy of its Climate Task Force, it is playing a critical role at...

China, U.S., EU make donations to stranded Zimbabweans following Cyclone Idai damage

More organisations are coming on board to provide help to victims of Cyclone Idai which battered Zimbabwe between March 15 and March 17, 2019. The Chinese Embassy...

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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...