Monthly Archives: May, 2020

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International traders sell low quality, highly toxic fuels to Nigeria – Study

The Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN) has revealed in a research that suggests, probably for the first time, that low quality, highly toxic fuels are...
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Nigeria extends ‘gradual ease of lockdown’ by two weeks

The Federal Government of Nigeria has extended the gradual easing of the lockdown by two weeks across the nation from May 18 to June 1,...
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Agric & Biotech

Kenya to use drones, mobile apps to assess impact of desert locust

Kenya’s Agriculture Ministry on Monday, May 18, 2020 said it will, in July, use drones and mobile applications to help assess the impact caused...
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Pollution

South African group flays reopening of Shell, BP petroleum refinery

The South Durban Community Environmental Alliance (SDCEA) has expressed its deep concern regarding what it calls “the return to normal destruction” associated with the...
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Trump notes significant decline in COVID-19 cases, says he takes hydroxychloroquine

U.S. President Donald Trump has noted a significant decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases across the country in recent days. “The number of coronavirus...
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Business

NOSDRA is investigating cause of fire at OML 95, says D-G

The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) on Monday, May 18, 2020 said that the ongoing fire at Ororo oilfield at Oil...
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Mumbai short of beds as COVID-19 patients flood hospitals

India’s financial hub Mumbai, the epicentre of coronavirus infections in the country, is facing an acute shortage of hospital beds for severely ill patients...
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Pollution

Faith groups demand a just recovery by divesting from fossil fuels

As major challenges for the global economy are predicted in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, a diverse group of faith institutions is putting...
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Waste Management

TechnoServe, Coca-Cola Foundation launch PReP 2.0 to help scale plastic recycling in Nigeria

Building on the success of the first phase of the Plastic Recycling Program in Southern Nigeria (PReP), international nonprofit,...
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Conservation

40 migratory animal species receive new, upgraded protection at close of UN meeting in Brazil

Confronted with stark new evidence that many migratory species are moving closer to extinction, governments at a major UN...
Health

CAPPA urges govt to increase tobacco control budget

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has renewed its call on the Federal Government to significantly increase budgetary...

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Waste Management

TechnoServe, Coca-Cola Foundation launch PReP 2.0 to help scale plastic recycling in Nigeria

Building on the success of the first phase of...
Conservation

40 migratory animal species receive new, upgraded protection at close of UN meeting in Brazil

Confronted with stark new evidence that many migratory species...