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Yearly Archives: 2020

Keeping Bissy: Sustainable new use for the Nigerian kola nut

When Coca Cola was launched in 1886, its central ingredient was the kola nut. The iconic American company now keeps its recipe a closely guarded secret,...

Activists flay abandoned NDDC projects in Abia

Civil society organisations under the platform of the OPEN Government Partnership (OGP) have set up a committee across the 17 Local Government Areas (LGAs)...

Australia wildfires may have wiped out entire species, say conservationists

Conservationists and wildlife experts are anxious that raging bushfires sweeping through Australia have resulted in “catastrophic losses”, amid fears an entire species may have been wiped out. Populations of small marsupials called dunnarts...

How Nigeria’s third Green Bond will be deployed – Abubakar

Minister of Environment, Muhammad Mahmood Abubakar, on the sidelines of the 25th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP25) to the United Nations...

Cross River assures on tacking ecological challenges

The Cross River State Government has reiterated its commitment towards addressing ecological challenges in the state. Mr Mfon Bassey, the state’s Commissioner for Environment, stated this on Sunday,...

Trump urged to keep America in Paris Agreement for health’s sake

The George Mason University Centre for Climate Change Communication and the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health have called on US President, Donald Trump, to...

How afforestation combats desertification in Nigeria

Afforestation programme is playing significant role towards checkmating desert encroachment in Nigeria. However, combating desertification requires an integrated, multi-dimensional approach which involves the establishment of shelterbelts, windbreaks,...

UN launches biggest dialogue platform on world’s future

The United Nations has launched what it calls the “biggest global conversation on the world’s future” known as UN75 dialogues. The initiative is a “global reality check” to spark...

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Tinubu endorses gender equality campaign, #We Are Equal

President Bola Tinubu on Monday, May 13, 2024, endorsed the #WeAreEqual campaign for the advancement of gender equity and...
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Azerbaijan hopes for international cooperation with COP29, says negotiator

Azerbaijan is looking forward to international cooperation in tackling climate change under COP29, said Yalchin Rafiyev, Deputy Foreign Minister,...

Global land prices double in 15yrs, threatening food production, study warns

Soaring land prices, land grabs, and carbon schemes are creating an unprecedented “land squeeze”, threatening farmers and food production,...

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Tinubu endorses gender equality campaign, #We Are Equal

President Bola Tinubu on Monday, May 13, 2024, endorsed...

Azerbaijan hopes for international cooperation with COP29, says negotiator

Azerbaijan is looking forward to international cooperation in tackling...
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