Yearly Archives: 2020

Nnimmo Bassey: The Guardians of Neocolonialism

Let us begin by saying that colonialism is not yet history in Africa, or in the world. The global trade architecture has been in...

Radio Report: Observing 2020 ozone layer preservation day

The United Nations General Assembly designated September 16 as World Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, commemorating the 1987 signing of the Montreal...

Zambia inaugurates water, sanitation blueprint

The Zambian government on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 launched the water and sanitation policy aimed at facilitating effective and efficient water supply and sanitation...

Indigenous communities’ role in addressing biodiversity crisis not recognised by govts, says study

A new study of 42 countries, released on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 by the Rights and Resources Initiative, suggests that numerous governments, conservation groups...

Why it’s time to Make Big Polluters Pay, by CAPPA

Speaking on the Global Launch of the Liability Roadmap to Make Big Polluters Pay on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 in Lagos, Akinbode Oluwafemi, Executive...

National Water Bill: Water union, CAPPA meet with Minister, restate opposition to bill

The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) and the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) have...

Humanity at a crossroads, UN warns in state of nature overview

Despite encouraging progress in several areas, the natural world is suffering badly and getting worse. Eight transformative changes are, therefore, urgently needed to ensure human wellbeing and...

Groups in Africa call on govts to ‘Make Big Polluters Pay’

Hundreds of civil society groups in Africa joined their counterparts across the globe on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 to demand that their governments hold...

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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...