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Global emissions flatlined in 2019 defying expectations

Despite widespread expectations of another increase, global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions stopped growing in 2019, according to an International Energy Agency ( IEA) data released on Tuesday,...

Suriname, Norway submit 2020 NDCs

Suriname and Norway have submitted their 2020 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the UNFCCC Secretariat. The two countries follow Marshall Islands, which in 2018 became the first country to submit...

Charcoal business thriving in north-west despite desert encroachment

Using charcoal as a source of energy for cooking has gained wide acceptance in the north-west zone despite the enormous threats the felling of trees and...

US groups urge Sanwo-Olu to shun water privatisation

The Institute of the Black World 21st Century and a host of African Americans, including Reverend Jesse Jackson, have written to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu...

Lagos to plant 1m coconut seedlings along Badagry, Ibeju-Lekki coastline

The Lagos State Government says it will plant one million coconut seedlings along its 135-kilometre Badagry to Ibeju-Lekki coastline to replace old and unproductive trees as...

Coronavirus renamed ‘Covid-19’

World Health Organisation (WHO) has named the new coronavirus, Covid-19. WHO announced the new name in its tweeter handle at @WHO that “we now have a name...

Expert sees coronavirus over by April in China, WHO still alarmed

The coronavirus outbreak in China may be over by April, the country’s foremost medical adviser on the outbreak, Zhong Nanshan, said on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, The...

WHO says vaccine for new coronavirus could be ready in 18 months

The first vaccine targeting China’s coronavirus could be available in 18 months, “so we have to do everything today using available weapons,” World Health...

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Falcon Corporation secures ‘A’ Long-Term and ‘A1’ Short-Term Credit Ratings from Agusto & Co.

Falcon Corporation Limited, one of Nigeria’s leading indigenous gas companies, has received an “A” long-term and “A1” short-term corporate...
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UNEP Annual Report: Global cooperation delivered environmental gains in 2025

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) released its 2025 Annual Report on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, highlighting progress made last year on...

Nigeria to strengthen meteorology for sustainable national development

The Federal Government of Nigeria says it will advance meteorology to enhance sustainable development across the country. Meteorology is the...

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Falcon Corporation secures ‘A’ Long-Term and ‘A1’ Short-Term Credit Ratings from Agusto & Co.

Falcon Corporation Limited, one of Nigeria’s leading indigenous gas...

UNEP Annual Report: Global cooperation delivered environmental gains in 2025

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) released its 2025 Annual Report on...
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