Monthly Archives: August, 2020

Guatemalan forest community fends off wildfires, narco-traffickers

A diverse international group of environmental researchers on Thursday, August 6, 2020 presented the evidence behind a conservation success story: an innovative forest-management programme...

COVID-19: Buhari orders compulsory use of face masks nationwide

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed state governments and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to enforce the use of face masks in public places across...

African govts told to urgently address climate, health challenges

The African Climate Justice Group has called on African governments and institutions to respond urgently to the joint climate, health and COVID-19 crises facing...

14 LGs in Cross River prone to flooding, says NEMA

The National Emergency Management Agency has said that 14 local government areas in Cross River State are vulnerable to flooding, following the Nigerian Meteorological...

More than 60 evacuated due to possible glacier collapse in Italy

More than 60 people were on Thursday, August 6, 2020 evacuated from the Val Ferret in Italy’s Aosta valley because a glacier is threatening...

Govt, Shell urged to ignore Bayelsa 21-day ultimatum

Oil-producing communities in Bayelsa State have asked the Federal Government, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and its Joint Ventures (JV), to disregard the purported...

Vulture: An unsung hero of the environment

The advent and rise in zoonotic diseases such as Ebola, Monkey-pox and Avian influenza and now the novel Coronavieus has inspired scientists to probe...

Ogoni clean-up: ERA tells govt to restructure HYPREP

Executive Director, Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), Dr Godwin Uyi Ojo, has called on the Federal Government to urgently restructure the...

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ECA seeks coordinated action to advance SDGs, Agenda 2063

The Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver Gatete, has called for coordinated and transformative action to advance...
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Kano to plant 10m trees to mitigate climate change 

The Kano State Government has announced plans to distribute 10 million tree seedlings for planting across the state, as...

Mixed reactions trail Lagos solar approval policy

Some Lagos residents on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, expressed divergent views on a directive by the state government requiring...

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ECA seeks coordinated action to advance SDGs, Agenda 2063

The Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver...

Kano to plant 10m trees to mitigate climate change 

The Kano State Government has announced plans to distribute...