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Yearly Archives: 2019

Cross River Assembly constitutes committee on disaster management, human welfare

The Cross River State House of Assembly has constituted a special committee on Humanitarian Crises and Disaster Management. Speaker of the Assembly, Mr Eteng Jonah-Williams, who announced...

Groups call for probe into alleged approval of EIA certificate to Okomu Plc

Some civil society groups, led by the Environmental Rights Actions/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), has called on the Minister for Environment, Dr. Mohammed Mahmoud, to...

From Nigeria to Canada: climate change, youth and a bridge to cross

I was still a child the first time I heard of Canada. This was in 1995, during the controversial execution of the Ogoni-born Nigerian activist, Ken...

Findings show online sites selling illegal mercury-laced skin lighteners

Skin lightening creams containing mercury – a heavy metal and dangerous neurotoxin – are still widely available to purchase in shops and online, despite being banned...

Lagos to register worship centres to curtail noise pollution, crime

The Lagos State Government says plans are on to register religious houses to ensure sanity in the state. Commissioner for Home Affairs, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, made this...

Video: Black Tide in Niger Delta

“Black Tide (in Niger Delta)” is a song communicating the ecocide committed by oil exploration/exploitation companies. The song highlights the high level of devastation of rivers,...

What we expect from govts at COP25, by climate crusaders

Governments have been urged to use the 25th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP25) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)...

Abia, UN-Habitat collaborate to prepare structure plans for Aba, Umuahia, Ohafia

The Abia State Government and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the preparation of Structure...

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Failure of REA boss to appear before Reps described as ‘disrespectful’

The House of Representatives committee on Renewable Energy has mandated the Managing Director, Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Abba Aliyu, to...
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CSOs demand reform of Cross River forestry laws to curb deforestation, empower communities

Civil society organisations (CSOs) in Cross River State have declared as obsolete the state’s forestry laws, citing this as reason...

Environmental Health Council unveils initiative to cut greenhouse gas emissions

The Federal Government has unveiled a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Reduction Initiative aimed at strengthening environmental health governance, improving...

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Failure of REA boss to appear before Reps described as ‘disrespectful’

The House of Representatives committee on Renewable Energy has...

CSOs demand reform of Cross River forestry laws to curb deforestation, empower communities

Civil society organisations (CSOs) in Cross River State have declared...
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