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Yearly Archives: 2019

Sanwo-Olu: Don’t ban okada, fix the roads, enforce traffic law – Abiodun

The current public debate among Lagosians is about the news that the Lagos State Government (LASG) is considering total ban on the use of commercial motorcycle...

UN summit must be a game-changer for climate, activists insist

Civil society expects world leaders at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York to come with stronger emission targets, processes to build resilience...

North America has lost 3bn birds in 50 years – Study

Slowly, steadily and almost imperceptibly, North America’s bird population is dwindling. The sparrows and finches that visit backyard feeders number fewer each year. The flutelike song of...

Ending open defecation for healthy living

Mrs Eno Etukudoh, 54, says that she and her children have lived at the bank of Calabar River for many years, where open defecation is rampant...

Inadequate funding, policies, others hamper patient safety in Africa – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has lamented that there are many challenges confronting the strengthening of health systems, hence, frustrating patient safety in Africa. Patient safety, according to...

NCF inaugurates orchid garden to immortalise former DG

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has inaugurated an orchid garden to immortalise the organisation’s former Director-General, Late Prof. Emmanuel Obot. The posthumous honour, held in Lagos, attracted friends...

Sanitation corps to enforce environmental laws for cleaner Lagos

The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) has reaffirmed its readiness to implement relevant laws to achieve a cleaner environment, in line with the Lagos State...

Madagascar warns of deforestation by mafias

The government and environmental groups in Madagascar on Thursday, September 19, 2019 raised an alarm over the accelerating deforestation on their Indian Ocean Island. Environment Minister, Alexandre...

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CSOs make case for protection of Cross River’s mangrove by forestry laws

A civil society organisation (CSO), We the People, has stressed the need for the Cross River’s mangrove forests to...
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NESREA seals Dai Jin Jia Quarry over environmental violations

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has sealed Dai Jin Jia Quarry, Aco Village, Airport Road,...

World Seagrass Day: Five ways seagrasses boost biodiversity

Seagrasses are one of the most widespread marine ecosystems on Earth, covering around 300,000 square kilometres of seabed in 159...

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CSOs make case for protection of Cross River’s mangrove by forestry laws

A civil society organisation (CSO), We the People, has...

NESREA seals Dai Jin Jia Quarry over environmental violations

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA)...
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