Yearly Archives: 2020

NABDA to develop 5m yam seedlings via technology

The Director-General (D-G), Prof. Alex Akpa, National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), says one of the targets of the agency in 2020 is to develop...

COVID-19: Decline in new confirmed cases encouraging – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is encouraged by data from China showing a decline in new confirmed cases of COVID-19, saying there is no...

Coastal communities lack waste collection service – NIMASA

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Thursday, February 20, 2020 said that a considerable number of coastal communities in the country have no...

Will Ogoni be cleaned? – Nnimmo Bassey

Recent news making the rounds is that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and their oil company partners, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Total Exploration and...

‘Climate Champions’ to drive action at Africa Climate Week

Nigel Topping and Gonzalo Muñoz – the High-Level Champions for Climate Action of the COP26 and COP25 Presidencies respectively – have confirmed their participation for Africa...

IPCC meets in Paris to discuss major 2022 climate change report

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will consider the outline of the Synthesis Report for the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6 SYR) from February 24 to...

Oil refinery-affected people drag Uganda govt to court over non-compensation

Oil refinery-affected people in Uganda will appear in court on Friday, February 21, 2020 for hearing of their case against government. The case hearing takes place...

Govt sets up WASH research programme to run in universities

The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the establishment of a National Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Capacity Building and Research Programme to strengthen human capacity for...

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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...
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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...

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...

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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...

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

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have...