Yearly Archives: 2020

LAWMA campaign to extol, flay environmental promoters, offenders

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) is set to commence a campaign tagged: “Hall of Fame” and “Wall of Shame” to recognise efforts of individuals whose...

Half of world’s GDP dependent on nature, says World Economic Forum report

Businesses are more dependent on nature and biodiversity than expected, according to The New Nature Economy Report, released on Sunday, January 19, 2020. Analysis of 163 industry sectors...

Akpabio inaugurates N1.69b erosion control project in Akwa Ibom

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, on Sunday, January 19, 2020 inaugurated erosion control project at Ibiaku and Nduetong Oku communities in Uruan...

45m people across Southern Africa face hunger – UN

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday, January 16, 2020 that a record 45 million people in the 16-nation Southern African Development Community...

Rwanda on high alert as swarm of locusts invades regional countries

Rwanda’s Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Geraldine Mukeshimana, says the country is on high alert to tackle the possible invasion of locusts that have infested...

NiMet to release 2020 rainfall prediction Jan. 21

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has said that it will the release 2020 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction (SRP) on Tuesday, January 21. NiMet’s Director General, Prof. Sani Mashi, made...

Group advocates stronger laws to check indiscriminate felling of trees

Jewel Environmental Initiative (JEI), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has called on the Gombe State Government to enact stronger environmental laws to stop the indiscriminate...

Plateau approves layouts for servicemen

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau State has approved layouts for serving and retiring officers and men of the Nigerian Army, the Commissioner of Lands, Survey and...

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Nigeria’s oil reserves dropped to 37.01bn barrels in January – NUPRC

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says the nation’s crude oil and condensates reserves dropped to 37.01 billion...
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Researchers find link between ultra-processed foods and infertility in women

Women who consume lower amounts of ultra-processed foods have higher odds of conceiving, according to new research from McMaster...

Despite increased LG allocation, Oyo community cut off due to bridge abandoned 10 years ago

For over 10 years, residents of Ifelodun Community, in Oke-Odo, under the Ona-Ara Local Government Area of Oyo State,...

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Nigeria’s oil reserves dropped to 37.01bn barrels in January – NUPRC

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says the...

Researchers find link between ultra-processed foods and infertility in women

Women who consume lower amounts of ultra-processed foods have...