Monthly Archives: April, 2021

Group convenes dialogue on priorities for green COVID-19 recovery in Nigeria

The Society for Planet and Prosperity (SPP), a non-governmental organisation devoted to advancing action to enhance environmentally sustainable economic growth in Africa, is partnering...

Asian, Middle Eastern, North African countries express readiness to step up climate action

Most countries in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa aim to increase ambition to tackle climate change through new targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions...

British scientists warn COVID-19 cases will rise despite vaccine

A group of scientists, which serves as adviser to the British government over the handling of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, has warned that regardless...

Green banks play major role in climate-resilient development in Africa, says report

A study has shown that a combination of green banks working alongside National Climate Change Funds (NCCF) has the potential to scale private investment...

Sri Lanka’s president to ‘free’ country of palm oil, cultivation

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka has imposed an immediate ban on the import of palm oil and has ordered the gradual removal of...

Climate change top challenge over the next decade – UNESCO survey

Climate change and loss of biodiversity is seen as the most pressing challenge over the decade, according to the “World in 2030 Survey Report”published on Wednesday,...

World Bank Spring Meetings to address sovereign debt and nature crises

The World Bank Group-International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings holding virtually from April 9 to 11, 2021 will, amid the mounting sovereign debt crisis exacerbated...

Lagos partners table water producers to enforce quality

Lagos State Government is partnering private water producers to ensure quality assurance in the generation, treatment and packaging of table water in an apparent...

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Unsung heroes: One woman’s goal to clean up Nigeria’s beaches, empower women and youth

Doyinsola Ogunye founded multiple organisations in Lagos - including the Mental and Environmental Development Initiative for Children (MEDIC) and...
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Nigeria targets 2050 for self-sufficiency in palm oil

The National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) says the country will be self-sufficient and meet its global market...

Use marble to produce electricity, engineer advises Oyo

An electrical engineer, Mr. Toyese Oyerinde, has advised the Oyo State Government to exploit the huge deposits of marble...

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Unsung heroes: One woman’s goal to clean up Nigeria’s beaches, empower women and youth

Doyinsola Ogunye founded multiple organisations in Lagos - including...

Nigeria targets 2050 for self-sufficiency in palm oil

The National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) says...