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Monthly Archives: September, 2020

Spare Change, by Onome Olive Etisioro

Adukè was about to lose her mind. “Madam, the increase in the price for these foodstuffs is not our fault o,” the buxom yam seller...

Govt, Lagos to address infrastructural decline in Festac Town

The Federal Government and the Lagos State Government have resolved to address the degeneration of infrastructure in Festac Town – a federal housing estate...

COVID-19: AfDB approves $27.33m for AU’s response initiative

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved $27.33 million in grants to boost the African Union’s  efforts to mobilise a continental response to curb...

Erosion: NEWMAP resettles 900 persons in Ebonyi with over N250m

Ebonyi State Project Coordinator, Nigerian and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP), Dr Philip Echiegu, has said that the organisaton resettled 900 ecologically disadvantaged persons in...

Greek wildfire rages near Athens, residential areas evacuated

A wildfire fanned by strong winds forced the evacuation of a boarding school and six residential areas southeast of Athens on Wednesday, September 9,...

Over three billion people protected from harmful trans fat in their food – WHO

Two years into the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) effort to eliminate industrially produced trans fats from the global food supply, the UN body reports...

The Fishers’ Pain, by Kome Odhomor

We all rushed out to the shout from people at the riverbank. I saw my mother with her hands on her head, my father...

Groups condemn arrest, demand release of activists detained in Belarus

Over the weekend, on September 5 and 6, 2020, people in civilian clothes abducted several activists in Belarus, including members of Climate Action Network,...

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Group backs Adelabu on free meter, berates DISCOs

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has been commended for his decision to ensure free distribution of meters to...
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Nigeria, GEF, UNEP partner to reduce plastic pollution

The Federal Government is partnering with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to...

WHO urges schools worldwide to promote healthy eating for children

Healthy food in schools can help children develop healthy dietary habits for life, according to the World Health Organisation...

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Group backs Adelabu on free meter, berates DISCOs

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has been commended...

Nigeria, GEF, UNEP partner to reduce plastic pollution

The Federal Government is partnering with the Global Environment...
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