Monthly Archives: June, 2021

Desertification: FCTA to plant 170,000 tree seedlings across terrirory

he Federal Capital Terriory Administration (FCTA) says it will plant 170,000 tree seedlings across the territory in fulfilling President Muhammadu Buhari’s  pledge to tackle desertification...

Africa’s COVID-19 infections surging by 20% amid third wave – WHO

The COVID-19 positive cases in Africa is surging by 20 per cent on a weekly basis, as most countries in the continent enters a...

World Desertification Day: Delta partners FADE in fight against aridification

Delta State Government says it is partnering the Fight Against Desert Encroachment (FADE) Africa, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), in her fight against desertification in...

Report maps single-use plastic products across travel and tourism value chain

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) launched a report on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, addressing the...

Covid claims over 600,000 lives in the U.S.

More than 600,000 people in the United States are known to have died of Covid-19 as of Wednesday, June 16, 2021, according to data compiled by...

Govt lists benefits of airborne geophysical survey

The Director-General, Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA), Dr Abdulrazaq Garba, says Federal Government’s proposed airborne geophysical survey will boost the revenue drive of 19...

Nasarawa warns against building on waterways, cutting trees

The Nasarawa State Government has identified building on the waterways and the indiscriminate felling of trees as factors aggravating climate change. Alhaji Musa Abubakar, the...

Bayelsa proposes out-of-court settlement on revenue dispute with Shell

The Bayelsa State Government on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 indicated willingness to withdraw pending litigation against the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC)...

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Finance Minister lauds NUPRC as daily production hits 1.84m

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has commended the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum...
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River Basin Authority to resume dam construction after 40 years

The Hadeja-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority has restarted construction of the Kafin Zaki dam project, in Ningi Local Government Area...

Ghana boycotts Africa Energies Summit as industry pushes back against discrimination

Ghana has moved to boycott the upcoming Africa Energies Summit in London this May, a decision that reflects growing...

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Finance Minister lauds NUPRC as daily production hits 1.84m

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the...

River Basin Authority to resume dam construction after 40 years

The Hadeja-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority has restarted construction...