Yearly Archives: 2020

Benue amends law establishing State Urban Development Board

The Benue State House of Assembly has amended the law establishing the Benue State Urban Development Board. The amendment was done during the plenary on...

Floods sack over 70 communities in Kogi, displace over 50,000 persons

Flash floods from River Niger have submerged over 70 communities and displaced over 50,000 people displaced from their houses in different parts of Kogi...

GCA Africa launch described as ‘historic moment to accelerate adaptation’

The Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA) on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 announced the launch of its regional office in Côte d’Ivoire. Hosted by the African...

Amsterdam Museum Square goes fossil free

Artists, performers, and cultural workers gathered on Amsterdam’s Museumplein on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 to celebrate that all cultural institutions located at the city’s iconic...

Coronavirus pandemic threatens gains of past decade – World Bank report

The COVID-19 pandemic threatens hard-won gains in health and education over the past decade, especially in the poorest countries, a new World Bank Group...

Tobacco industry interfering in Nigerian govt policies, report reveals

The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) and the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) have launched the 2020 tobacco industry interference index report...

Tobacco Alliance advocates tobacco adverts prohibition

The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) on Thursday, September 3, 2020, paid a courtesy visit to the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) in Abuja...

Scientists say sun has entered new 25-year solar cycle

Scientists say the sun has entered a new 25-year cycle and will enter a period marked by more sunspots and eruptions. Experts from Germany’s Max...

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Cross River Assembly passes open defecation prohibition bill, Lagos apprehends five offenders

The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed a bill prohibiting open defecation. The bill aims to outlaw open...
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Lagos launches online system for building permit

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has launched an electronic system that will simplify the process of obtaining physical...

Nigeria committed to sustainability of biosphere reserves, ecological research – FRIN DG

Director-General, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), Prof. Zacharia Yaduma, says Nigeria is strengthening policy and legal frameworks to...

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Cross River Assembly passes open defecation prohibition bill, Lagos apprehends five offenders

The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed...

Lagos launches online system for building permit

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has launched an...