Yearly Archives: 2020

GCF approves $26.6m grant for UNDP-supported Zimbabwe project

The $26.6 million UNDP-supported “Building Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Agricultural Livelihoods in Southern Zimbabwe” project will benefit 2.3 million people in a nation where the climate...

Covid-19: How a virus can change the world, by Nnimmo Bassey

Coronavirus, that tiny, invisible organism, has reminded humans that there are things that are not under our control. The virus has attacked the rich and the...

Why we urgently need a global biodiversity agreement – Lambertini

Director General, WWF International, Marco Lambertini, in an interview on the sidelines of the recently held Second Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on...

2019 ended with 1.1 degree C of global heating – WMO

The tell-tale physical signs of climate change such as increasing land and ocean heat, accelerating sea level rise and melting ice are highlighted in a new...

Lagos residents urged to brace up for nine-month, 270-day rainfall

Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Dr Tunji Bello, has urged residents of Lagos State to prepare for likely consequences of 240-270 days rain with...

COVId-19: UN restricts access to NY headquarters

Citing concerns over the coronavirus epidemic, the United Nations has restricted public access to its headquarters in New York. In a statement on Tuesday, March...

Coronavirus: Group flays White House’s plan to bailout oil and gas firms

In response to reports that the Donald Trump administration in the US is pushing to bail out fossil fuel companies in the midst of the coronavirus...

Reps committee seeks speedy clean-up of Ogoniland

The House of Representatives Committee on Environment has expressed dissatisfaction over the slow pace of work on the cleaning of oil spill-impacted sites in...

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Minister urges NUPENG’s new president to sustain gains

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Mr. Muhammed Dangyadi, has urged new NUPENG president, Salimon Akanni Oladiti, to sustain...
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Countries urge Santa Marta Conference to recognise need for new legal instrument on fair fossil fuel phase out

A three-day Senior Officials and Ministerial meeting of the highest ambition coalition pushing for an equitable global fossil fuel...

Lagos unveils ‘Library on the Lagoon’ to promote blue economy

The Lagos State Government has strengthened its environmental sustainability drive with the introduction of the "Library on the Lagoon",...

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Minister urges NUPENG’s new president to sustain gains

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Mr. Muhammed Dangyadi,...