Monthly Archives: January, 2020

Nigeria to develop Lassa fever vaccine

Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says Nigeria is contributing to research for the development of Lassa fever vaccine to proffer a lasting solution to the...

Images: When stakeholders examined how art drives sustainability

The fourth edition of the Point of View (POV) monthly series of talks held on Friday, January 24, 2020 at the Alliance Francaise/Mike Adenuga...

International biosafety treaty marks 20th anniversary

Twenty years ago, on January 29, 2000, Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. The Cartagena Protocol entered into...

Expert flays compensation package in Germany’s 2038 coal phase-out plan

The German government on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 passed the Coal Exit Law (or the Kohleausstiegsgesetz), about a year after the report of a Commission recommended...

Okereke clamours justice perspective to climate change governance

The Director, Centre for Climate Change and Development (CCCD) at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike (AE-FUNAI), Professor Chukwumerije Okereke, has said that a justice perspective to...

African power alternatives, by Nnimmo Bassey

One of the focus of my contemplation as I headed to the Energy Leaders’ Summit holding from January 27 to 29, 2020 in Addis Ababa,...

UNDP’s Ocean Innovation grants to support SDG 14 progress

To accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal on Oceans (SDG 14), the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has launched the Ocean Innovation Challenge (OIC). The OIC call to action...

Wuhan virus spreads despite efforts to contain it

Chinese authorities are marshalling more resources to stop the spread of a new and deadly coronavirus, even as the number of cases grows both domestically and...

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EU announces €288m grant to Nigeria’s healthcare sector, others

The European Union (EU) delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS has announced the roll-out support of €288 million to Nigeria’s...
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TotalEnergies signs agreements with U.S. to end offshore wind projects

TotalEnergies has signed settlement agreements with the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) to relinquish its Carolina Long...

New calculator shows how beach cleanup protects wildlife

Ahead of Earth Month, Ocean Conservancy is launching a free, publicly available website, WildlifeImpactCalculator.org, to enable people who clean up...

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EU announces €288m grant to Nigeria’s healthcare sector, others

The European Union (EU) delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS...

TotalEnergies signs agreements with U.S. to end offshore wind projects

TotalEnergies has signed settlement agreements with the United States...