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Yearly Archives: 2020

AGRA moves to address gender inequality challenges in agriculture

At a webinar held on October 22, 2020 at the instance of the Alliance for a Green Revolution (AGRA), the organisation sought to enhance...

Investors aligning portfolio decarbonisation targets with 1.5°C scenario

The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, composed of 30 of the world’s largest investors representing $5 trillion in assets, has published for public consultation a...

Japan, Republic of Korea pledge to go carbon-neutral by 2050

Japan and the Republic of Korea have committed to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 as part of the global effort to slow global...

Nigeria steps up effort to sustain polio-free certification status

Nigeria has stepped up efforts to sustain its polio-free certification status certified by Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for Polio Eradication, says the World...

Third oil spill in six months pollutes Okpoama communities in Bayelsa

Another oil leak, the third in six months, has discharged a yet-to-be-ascertained volume of crude oil polluting the Okpoama community and its environs in...

UN grants Cleen Foundation special consultative status

The Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC), under its sustainability plan for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), has granted a special consultative...

PIB proposes revocation of licences of oil firms over neglect of host communities

The new Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) before the National Assembly is proposing the revocation of licenses for oil and gas companies who neglect their...

Youth climate activists want EU leaders to withdraw Common Agricultural Policy

One hundred youth climate activists have written a letter to EU leaders demanding that they withdraw the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) voted on by the...

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Expert canvasses improved handwashing, WASH

A General Physician, Dr Tunji Akintade, has appealed to the three tiers of government to re-enact policies and facilities...
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World Press Freedom Day: Group highlights environmental injustice cases in Rivers

In commemoration of the 2024 World Freedom Day, a civil society organisation, Kebetkache Women Development & Resource Centre, has...

World Hand Hygiene Day: Govt urged to implement, disseminate hand hygiene roadmap

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation (FMWRS) has been urged to implement the National Roadmap to Hand...

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Expert canvasses improved handwashing, WASH

A General Physician, Dr Tunji Akintade, has appealed to...

World Press Freedom Day: Group highlights environmental injustice cases in Rivers

In commemoration of the 2024 World Freedom Day, a...
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