Yearly Archives: 2019

Government approves €64.75m for Kano water project

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 approved the sum of €64.75 million to improve water supply in Kano State Hajia Zainab Ahmed,...

Experts identify inadequate machinery as major constraint to food security

Farmers and agricultural experts on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 in Abuja identified inadequate agricultural machinery and high cost of hiring tractor services as one of the...

13,000 women in Kaduna to replace firewood with clean stoves

Women Initiative for Sustainable Environment (WISE), an NGO, said on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 that it has reached more than 13,000 people in Kaduna State with...

Human health threatened, UN report demands urgent actions to protect environment

What appears to be the most comprehensive and rigorous assessment on the state of the environment completed by the UN in the last five years was published on...

Rivers’ Day: Celebrating women’s role in protecting rivers

The 22nd annual International Day of Action for Rivers will take place on Thursday, March 14, 2019. Besides celebrating life-giving waters, the world will use the...

Nigeria ratifies tobacco protocol amid commendation

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has commended the federal government for ratifying the protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products. With Nigeria’s depositing...

Lead poisoning: Artisanal mining and matters arising

On many occasions, stakeholders have criticised the activities of artisanal gold miners with an observation that they process their gold ores within areas where citizens, especially...

Germany seeks climate protection companies

Companies that are exemplary in their efforts to save energy and CO 2 can apply for membership in the pioneering initiative as climate protection companies, the German government has said. The...

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River Basin Authority to resume dam construction after 40 years

The Hadeja-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority has restarted construction of the Kafin Zaki dam project, in Ningi Local Government Area...
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Ghana boycotts Africa Energies Summit as industry pushes back against discrimination

Ghana has moved to boycott the upcoming Africa Energies Summit in London this May, a decision that reflects growing...

Renaissance MD to speak at Nigerian Content Lecture Series

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has announced that Tony Attah, Managing Director of Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, will speak...

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River Basin Authority to resume dam construction after 40 years

The Hadeja-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority has restarted construction...

Ghana boycotts Africa Energies Summit as industry pushes back against discrimination

Ghana has moved to boycott the upcoming Africa Energies...