Yearly Archives: 2020

NEMA wants disaster management in varsity, poly curricular

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has called for the introduction of Disaster Management as an undergraduate course in the country’s universities and polytechnics. NEMA Head of...

Ogun threatens to sanction industries over pollution

The Ogun State Government says it will sanction companies and industries in the state that failed to put basic anti-pollution schemes in place. Commissioner for Environment, Abiodun Abudu-Balogun,...

Vietnam to crackdown on illegal wildlife trade amid Covid-19 fears

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Phuc on Monday, March 9, 2020 agreed to a plea by conservationists to implement steps to stop illegal wildlife trading in Vietnam...

UN postpones SDG Global Festival of Action

In light of the rapidly evolving COVID-19 outbreak, the UN SDG Action Campaign decided on Monday, March 9, 2020 to postpone the SDG Global Festival of...

Concern over planned release of GM potato in East Africa

East Africa is said to be the most recent destination for genetically modified (GM) potatoes, courtesy of the Lima, Peru-based research institute, the International Potato Center...

COVID-19 surpasses 100,000 as Togo, others report new cases

As of reports on Sunday, March 8, 2020, the global number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has surpassed 100,000, standing precisely at 101,927, out of which...

Magodo greenbelt development a physical planning taboo – Abiodun

“Silence is not an option when things are ill-done” – Lord Denning, English lawyer/judge, 1899-1999. Both the Lagos State House of Assembly, New Towns Development Authority,...

Norges Bank divests from Alicorp over rights violations, deforestation

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, has divested all its holdings in Peru’s largest consumer goods company, Alicorp S.A.A., after it...

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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,...