Monthly Archives: March, 2021

Activists call for global climate strike next Friday

Activists from the Fridays for Future (FFF) movement are calling for a global climate strike next Friday under the motto “NoMoreEmptyPromises’’. Organisers want supporters to...

Lagos renews calls for estates to regularise layout approvals

The Lagos State Government has renewed calls on developers and investors in the built environment sector to desist from developing estates without obtaining layout...

Nigeria, 18 other African countries to benefit from World Bank’s $22.5m electricity grant

Nigeria and 18 other African countries will benefit from World Bank’s $22.5 million additional financing for the Regional Off-Grid Electricity Access Project (ROGEAP) in...

Guterres renews call for global vaccination campaign as COVID-19 clocks 1

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday, March 11, 2021 renewed his call for a global vaccination campaign as the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic clocked one...

NIREC urges for legislation to end environmental pollution

The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) has called on the government to make legislation to end all forms of environmental pollution in the country. The Executive...

Covid-19 anniversary: Manifesto for human life

In this piece written to observe the anniversary on the Covid-19 anniversary, Noam Chomsky, Áurea Carolina de Freitas e Silva, Vanessa Nakate, Nnimmo Bassey...

NDC Synthesis Report shows increased focus on adaptation, SDG linkages

The UNFCCC Secretariat published a synthesis of 48 new or updated nationally determined contributions (NDCs) communicated by 75 parties under the Paris Agreement on climate change. The...

COVID-19 cases in Africa to top 4m this week, says WHO Regional Office

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Africa is poised to surpass four million COVID-19 infections this week, since the first confirmed case on the...

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Research reveals increase in solar geoengineering funding in last five years

A research report titled "Who Funds and Who Pays: the funding of solar geoengineering" and released on Tuesday, March 10,...
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Group seeks industry-wide boycott of upcoming Africa Energies Summit

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) – regarded as the voice of the African energy sector – is calling for an...

Urban October Report 2025: Responding to crises, advancing people-centred smart cities

Cities around the world came together during Urban October 2025 to address some of the most pressing urban challenges...

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Research reveals increase in solar geoengineering funding in last five years

A research report titled "Who Funds and Who Pays: the...

Group seeks industry-wide boycott of upcoming Africa Energies Summit

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) – regarded as the voice...