Yearly Archives: 2020

National Reference Laboratory to provide genomics sequencing capacity for COVID-19 in Africa

The National Reference Laboratory (NRL), has been selected as one of 12 laboratories in Africa that will provide genomic sequencing capacity for the Coronavirus...

Uprooted, by Onome Olive Etisioro

He just had to. Emeka prepared for the absolute worst. With each step he took closer to his farm, his hands shook, and his heart pounded....

Alex Ekwueme varsity, UNN to collaborate on climate change research, training

The Centre for Climate Change and Development (CCCD) at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike in Ebonyi State and the Institute of Climate Change...

Reactions trail German minister’s calls for consensus on climate neutrality

One year before Germany's next general election, the nation's Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Peter Altmaier, on Friday, September 11, 2020 made...

Expert calls for stiff policies on combustion

An environmental expert has urged governments at all levels to formulate stringent policies to control and monitor the rate of combustion produced by industries...

China waste treatment plant fined $16m for dumping untreated waste

A waste treatment plant in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou was ordered by a local court on Friday, September 11, 2020 to pay...

A people, blessed and cursed by oil

Nigeria has the second largest oil reserve in Africa and is the 12th largest producer of oil, Worldwide. About two million barrels of oil...

Flood kills 16, destroys 3,042 houses in Bauchi

The Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) said flood killed 16 persons, and destroyed 3,042 houses and several farmlands in the state. Alhaji Shehu Ningi,...

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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...