Yearly Archives: 2020

Centre urges lawmakers, institutions to patronise its renewable energy products

Acting Director of Sokoto Energy Research Centre (SERC), Dr. Mahmud Garba, has called for patronage of its renewable energy products by government, institutions, organisations...

Virus ‘literally knocking at the door’, WHO warns countries

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 called on countries to boost their readiness against coronavirus. WHO spokesman, Christian Lindmeier, speaking at...

Hospital waste, plastic pollution threaten Abuja water source

Used syringes and drips, diapers, plastic bottles and other pollutants are littering the waters in the Lower Usuma Dam in Abuja, considered the only...

Sanitation organisations launch Pan-African media fellowship

The Communications, Advocacy & Policy Opportunities and Outreach for Poop (CAPOOP) group has launched its first ever sanitation media fellowship. On the side-lines of the 20th AfWA Congress, eight...

France pledges $100m for WHO Academy

France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr Jean-Yves Le Drian, and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,  Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday, February 24,...

World is reeling under a severe biodiversity crisis – Mrema

Delegates from over 140 countries are converging on Rome, Italy to negotiate the zero draft of a landmark post-2020 global biodiversity framework and targets for nature...

Discussions open in Rome towards landmark new UN biodiversity framework

Over 1000 delegates from over 140 countries on Monday, February 24, 2020 started negotiations at the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) headquarters in Rome,...

Groups hold climate quiz competition for Port Harcourt high schools

A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOS) working on climate change and sustainable development under the auspices of the National Civil Society Framework on...

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Waltersmith showcases expanded refinery to NCDMB, NMDPRA

The Executive Secretary NCDMB, Felix Omatsola Ogbe, on Thursday, April 23, 2026, joined the Authority Chief Executive (ACE) of...
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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme...

Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...

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Waltersmith showcases expanded refinery to NCDMB, NMDPRA

The Executive Secretary NCDMB, Felix Omatsola Ogbe, on Thursday,...

A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on...