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Monthly Archives: April, 2021

New financial alliance for net zero emissions launched

On the eve of President Biden’s Head of State Climate Summit on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, Mark Carney (the UK Prime Minister’s Finance Advisor...

More countries than ever before on the verge of zero malaria

Twenty-four countries around the world have eliminated malaria since 2000, and more countries than ever before are within reach of zero malaria in the...

Locust outbreak destroys 700,000 hectares of land in Namibia

Namibia has allocated 20 million Namibian dollars ($1.4 million) to fight a locust outbreak that has so far invaded seven regions and destroyed over...

PACJA to Biden: Engender ambitious climate action, negotiate realistic COP26 outcome

As the leaders on Climate Summit convened by the US president gets underway, the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) calls on President Joe Biden...

Students’ shisha video: Incident reinforces need to ban sale of tobacco products near schools – CAPPA

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has commended the Lagos State Government on its decision to rehabilitate the five students smoking shisha...

Smoking in movies: A channel for tobacco addiction

The first television commercial was aired in 1941 and, since then, the screen still takes the lead as the most persuasive advertising platform. The...

USAID’s ‘COVID-19 Food Security Challenge’ provides $3m grants to companies

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched the USAID/Nigeria COVID-19 Food Security Challenge, through which USAID will offer $3 million in funding...

Why Africa must embrace science rather than ideology in fight against smoking

Despite effort by Africa in achieving some of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reducing tobacco use has proved the hardest to deliver. Reducing tobacco...

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Breathing in micro plastics can cause inflammation, damage lungs, study warns

New research has showed that breathing in micro plastics can cause inflammation and damage to the lungs. This potentially increases...
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Pollution: Groups unveil Nigeria Plastic Brand Audit Report

The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) and the Break Free From Plastic Movement (BFFP) on Tuesday launched the...

ACReSAL supports 2,000 Gombe farmers with climate-resilient seeds

No fewer than 2071 farmers in Gombe State have benefited from the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project in...

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Breathing in micro plastics can cause inflammation, damage lungs, study warns

New research has showed that breathing in micro plastics...

Pollution: Groups unveil Nigeria Plastic Brand Audit Report

The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) and the...
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