Monthly Archives: September, 2020

Zambia inaugurates water, sanitation blueprint

The Zambian government on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 launched the water and sanitation policy aimed at facilitating effective and efficient water supply and sanitation...

Indigenous communities’ role in addressing biodiversity crisis not recognised by govts, says study

A new study of 42 countries, released on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 by the Rights and Resources Initiative, suggests that numerous governments, conservation groups...

Why it’s time to Make Big Polluters Pay, by CAPPA

Speaking on the Global Launch of the Liability Roadmap to Make Big Polluters Pay on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 in Lagos, Akinbode Oluwafemi, Executive...

National Water Bill: Water union, CAPPA meet with Minister, restate opposition to bill

The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) and the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) have...

Humanity at a crossroads, UN warns in state of nature overview

Despite encouraging progress in several areas, the natural world is suffering badly and getting worse. Eight transformative changes are, therefore, urgently needed to ensure human wellbeing and...

Groups in Africa call on govts to ‘Make Big Polluters Pay’

Hundreds of civil society groups in Africa joined their counterparts across the globe on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 to demand that their governments hold...

ICEED named partner in fight against famine in northeastern Nigeria

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has in a recent report named the International Centre for Energy, Environment and Development (ICEED) as a partner...

Climate change triggers migration in middle-income, agricultural countries – Study

Environmental hazards affect populations worldwide and can drive migration under specific conditions. Changes in temperature levels, increased rainfall variability, and rapid-onset disasters, such as...

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Dangote Refinery: How Nigeria’s petrol prices remain among world’s lowest

Nigeria has retained one of the lowest petrol prices globally despite recent increases driven by geopolitical tensions in the...
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Govt working to improve security in all parts of Nigeria – Information minister

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has urged Nigerians to remain calm as the Federal...

Group felicitates Nkiruka Maduekwe on appointment as Abia NEWWAP coordinator

The Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy & Development (FENRAD), a civil society organisation committed to environmental justice, climate resilience...

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Dangote Refinery: How Nigeria’s petrol prices remain among world’s lowest

Nigeria has retained one of the lowest petrol prices...

Govt working to improve security in all parts of Nigeria – Information minister

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed...