Yearly Archives: 2020

Agric & Biotech

Study says investment in new farming technology will alleviate rice farmers’ challenges

Smallholder rice farmers in Nigeria, Ghana and Uganda are still faced with a number of challenges including relying on rain-fed farming, use of farmer-saved...
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Climate Change

IPCC releases Lead Author Meeting report, says October deadline for Group III Report draft not feasible

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has said that the October 2020 deadline for delivery of the Second Order Draft of the Working...
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Agric & Biotech

Groups warn against release of genetically engineered mosquitoes in Nigeria

Over 75 civil society organisations from Nigeria, Africa and other countries in the world have condemned moves to open the way for the release...
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Climate Change

Climate action transparency intensifies amid global pandemic

Despite remote working arrangements due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, 59 countries’ national reports, including 18 submissions on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest...
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Health

Lagos conducts over 42,000 COVID-19 tests as 177 die

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Sunday, July 5, 2020 said that the state tested a total of 42,348 samples...
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Pollution

Thousands of bikers protest against German noise reduction initiative

At least 19,000 bikers rallied in German cities on Saturday, July 4, 2020 to protest a motorcycle noise reduction initiative from the upper house...
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Health

Africa records over 444,000 cases of COVID-19

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are currently over 444,000 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Africa. The...
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Health

WHO discontinues trial of hydroxychloroquine treatment for COVID-19 patients

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has discontinued the use of hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir in its global trial for treatment of COVID-19 as...
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Water & Sanitation

Improved water use can feed 10bn, create 245m jobs – World Bank

The World Bank Group has called for a global rebalancing of water use in agriculture, a move critical to...
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Renewable Energy

Power: Govt addressing persistent gas supply challenges – Minister

The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, says the Federal Government has taken decisive steps to address persistent gas...
Conservation

World Wildlife Day 2026 celebration in New York highlights cross-sector collaboration to combat illegal wildlife trade

In the heart of Midtown Manhattan, United for Wildlife and the CITES Secretariat hosted leaders from the finance, technology,...

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Water & Sanitation

Improved water use can feed 10bn, create 245m jobs – World Bank

The World Bank Group has called for a global...
Renewable Energy

Power: Govt addressing persistent gas supply challenges – Minister

The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, says the...