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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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Reserve for wild horses established in Sumava Mountains, near borders with Germany and Austria

A herd of wild horses ran into the new reserve in the Sumava Protected Landscape Area in the mountain...
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Extreme flooding and intensifying rainfall variability in Nigeria

Synopsis Climate change and natural climate variability are the major causes of weather extremes such as heavy rainfall. There have...

International Waste Pickers’ Day: Pickers seek recognition for sustainable development

Waste pickers in Lagos have called for formal recognition and inclusion in Nigeria’s circular economy drive. Mr. Friday Oku, President...

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Extreme flooding and intensifying rainfall variability in Nigeria

Synopsis Climate change and natural climate variability are the major...
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