Yearly Archives: 2020

PACJA decries racial discrimination against Ugandan climate activist

While condemning racial discrimination shown to Ugandan climate change activist, Vanessa Nakate, Mithika Mwenda and Augustin Njamnshi, both of the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), emphasise...

Nigeria to develop Lassa fever vaccine

Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says Nigeria is contributing to research for the development of Lassa fever vaccine to proffer a lasting solution to the...

Images: When stakeholders examined how art drives sustainability

The fourth edition of the Point of View (POV) monthly series of talks held on Friday, January 24, 2020 at the Alliance Francaise/Mike Adenuga...

International biosafety treaty marks 20th anniversary

Twenty years ago, on January 29, 2000, Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. The Cartagena Protocol entered into...

Expert flays compensation package in Germany’s 2038 coal phase-out plan

The German government on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 passed the Coal Exit Law (or the Kohleausstiegsgesetz), about a year after the report of a Commission recommended...

Okereke clamours justice perspective to climate change governance

The Director, Centre for Climate Change and Development (CCCD) at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike (AE-FUNAI), Professor Chukwumerije Okereke, has said that a justice perspective to...

African power alternatives, by Nnimmo Bassey

One of the focus of my contemplation as I headed to the Energy Leaders’ Summit holding from January 27 to 29, 2020 in Addis Ababa,...

UNDP’s Ocean Innovation grants to support SDG 14 progress

To accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal on Oceans (SDG 14), the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has launched the Ocean Innovation Challenge (OIC). The OIC call to action...

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Unsung heroes: One woman’s goal to clean up Nigeria’s beaches, empower women and youth

Doyinsola Ogunye founded multiple organisations in Lagos - including the Mental and Environmental Development Initiative for Children (MEDIC) and...
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Nigeria targets 2050 for self-sufficiency in palm oil

The National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) says the country will be self-sufficient and meet its global market...

Use marble to produce electricity, engineer advises Oyo

An electrical engineer, Mr. Toyese Oyerinde, has advised the Oyo State Government to exploit the huge deposits of marble...

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Unsung heroes: One woman’s goal to clean up Nigeria’s beaches, empower women and youth

Doyinsola Ogunye founded multiple organisations in Lagos - including...

Nigeria targets 2050 for self-sufficiency in palm oil

The National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) says...