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Yearly Archives: 2019

Nigerians in Americas plan 1% of annual remittances for SDGs

The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation, Americas (NIDOA) has disclosed plans to “redirect” one per cent of its members’ annual remittances towards “impact sustainable development” in Nigeria. This...

Mitigating effects of flooding via adherence to planning regulations

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says torrential rainfall across the globe is responsible for the exponential increase in the damage caused by floods in the past...

German ministries fail to agree details of climate deal

German ministries have failed to agree on a set of climate protection measures, government sources said on Wednesday, October 2, 2019, leaving little time to fulfil...

Ocean clean-up project scoops up first batch of plastic in Pacific

A waste collection system tasked with ridding the world’s oceans of plastic has begun raking up debris from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch after a year...

Renewable energy can address power challenges, says group

The Chief Executive Officer of Clean Technology Hub, Mrs Ifeoma Malo, has urged the Federal Government to harness renewable energy resources to address challenges in the...

Only surviving chimpanzee in UNN zoo dies at 50, embalmed

The only surviving chimpanzee in the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) Zoo has died, Prof Chris Okoye, Head of Department, Zoology and Environmental Studies, has announced. Okoye...

Petitioners seek increase in tobacco taxes to fund national health coverage

Signatories in Nigeria and across the globe have petitioned the House of Representatives to earmark tobacco taxes for health coverage and tobacco control. The petitioners, in...

Kwara gov congratulates GOCOP on third annual conference

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has congratulated the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) on its third annual conference holding on Friday, October 4, 2019...

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SERAP sues INEC over ‘failure to account for missing N55.9bn election funds’

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “over the failure to...
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Thunderstorms threaten flood-weary Malawi as temperatures climb toward 32°C

Isolated thunderstorms are forecast to sweep across much of Malawi this week, raising concerns in a country where flooding...

Princess Chigbo: Police arrests armed robbery suspects, programme of activities unveiled

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command says it has recorded a major breakthrough in its sustained fight against...

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SERAP sues INEC over ‘failure to account for missing N55.9bn election funds’

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit...

Thunderstorms threaten flood-weary Malawi as temperatures climb toward 32°C

Isolated thunderstorms are forecast to sweep across much of...
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