Monthly Archives: July, 2020

Anambra physical planning board to generate N1bn revenue in 2020

The Anambra State Physical Planninig Board on Monday, July 27 promised to generate N1 billion as revenue in 2020 as against N645 million generated...

UK review must ban funding fossil fuels abroad, group insists

Responding to recent media reports that Boris Johnson has ordered a review into the UK’s funding of fossil fuels overseas, Global Witness, a not-for-profit, is...

Partnership seeks to generate power from cassava waste

Challenges associated with electricity generation in sub-Saharan Africa may soon be a thing of the past following the formation of a consortium that will...

COVID-19 pandemic and access to public water in Lagos

The global response to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that originated from Wuhan, a city in China in December 2019, has virtually created a...

Al Gore honours Nigerian activist Gloria Bulus with Climate Reality’s Green Ring Award

Former US Vice President Al Gore has presented the Alfredo Sirkis Memorial Green Ring Award to local climate activist, Gloria Kasang Bulus, at the...

How COVID-19 pandemic is negatively impacting world population

There are clear evidences to prove that the global health emergency otherwise called COVID-19 has impacted negatively on world population. Typical of a pandemic, it...

The pull of the mangroves and the sea, by Nnimmo Bassey

There is something about water that draws humans and other living beings. Could it be the fact that up to 60 percent of the...

Gambia, Liberia, Sierra Leone get $53m AfDB multi-country COVID-19 grant

The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday, July 24, 2020 approved a UA 38.15 million ($53.25 million) multi-country grant to The Gambia, Liberia and...

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Nigeria committed to sustainability of biosphere reserves, ecological research – FRIN DG

Director-General, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), Prof. Zacharia Yaduma, says Nigeria is strengthening policy and legal frameworks to...
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Türkiye moves to ban single-use plastics under new circular economy plan

Türkiye has decided to phase out single-use plastics in line with the European Union’s acquis, aiming to further contribute...

‘Wash water’ used when recycling plastics may warrant closer scrutiny – Study

Recycling is one answer to the growth in plastic waste but treating “wash water” used to clean recycled plastic...

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Nigeria committed to sustainability of biosphere reserves, ecological research – FRIN DG

Director-General, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), Prof. Zacharia...

Türkiye moves to ban single-use plastics under new circular economy plan

Türkiye has decided to phase out single-use plastics in...