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Yearly Archives: 2019

Stakeholders clamour safer lead paint alternatives ahead of 2020 ban

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), has been called upon to  immediately review and finalise the draft regulation...

PACJA seeks caution in Mau eviction process

The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) has called for sobriety and caution in removing encroachers from the Mau water tower in Kenya. Speaking on Wednesday, November...

$42bn lost to crude oil theft in 10 years – NEITI

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has urged the Federal Government to embrace oil fingerprinting technology, comprehensive metering infrastructure of all facilities, and other creative strategies to...

4m Nigerians face acute food insecurity – FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has said that about 4.02 million people in Nigeria are currently faced with acute food insecurity. FAO...

Protecting children’s health with better food safety

Some 45% of deaths in children aged 5 and under could be prevented by better nutrition, according to the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development,...

Clean cooking: Rural women get gas cylinders from Ekwueme varsity centre

The Centre for Climate Change and Development at Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, in Ebonyi State and its partners – Techno Oil Limited...

Antiques trade fails in legal bid to quash UK’s Ivory Act

A group of antiques traders have failed in an apparent bid to overturn the UK Ivory Act, which is intended to help save elephants. Though yet...

Ogun, Edo, Plateau emerge new REDD+ project states

A recent scoping mission to seven states has finally produced the three new states that will join the Nigeria REDD+ Programme. They are Ogun,...

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UN carbon market approves first‑ever issuance of credits under the Paris Agreement

A UN Body has approved the first credits to be issued under the UN carbon market established by the Paris Agreement.  The approved activity is...
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Gov Kefas flags off Bobboji Storm Water Project, upgrades ACReSAL to full-fledged agency

The Governor of Taraba State, Dr. Agbu Kefas, has officially flagged off the implementation of the Resettlement Action Plan...

Sagamu-Ibadan gas pipeline hits 80% completion as REA earmarks N170bn for 500 power projects

The Managing Director of NIPCO Gas Ltd., Mr. Nagendra Verma, says the 18-inch, 80-kilometre Sagamu–Ibadan natural gas pipeline has...

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UN carbon market approves first‑ever issuance of credits under the Paris Agreement

A UN Body has approved the first credits to be issued under...

Gov Kefas flags off Bobboji Storm Water Project, upgrades ACReSAL to full-fledged agency

The Governor of Taraba State, Dr. Agbu Kefas, has...
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