Monthly Archives: October, 2021

Climate Change

Group uses visuals to highlight climate challenges in Niger Delta communities

On Friday, October 8, 2021, Benin City in Edo State, Nigeria, played host to the first Niger Delta Climate Change Exhibition – an art...

Michael Simire - October 12, 2021

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CBD COP15: Germany lists priorities in campaign to halt biodiversity loss

At the opening of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) on Monday, October 11,...

Michael Simire - October 12, 2021

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China to commit 1.5bn yuan to initiate Kunming Biodiversity Fund – Xi

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 said China would take the lead by investing 1.5 billion yuan (about $233 million) to...

Michael Simire - October 12, 2021

Climate Change

Espinosa outlines COP26 priorities to LDC ministers

The UN’s top climate change official Patricia Espinosa addressed Ministers from Least Developed Countries (LDCs) on Monday, October 11, 2021 as they met to...

Michael Simire - October 12, 2021

Agric & Biotech

Reactions trail govt’s approval of new maize variety

While experts in the agricultural sector on one hand lauded the Federal Government for approving the evaluation and open cultivation of the new Tela...

Michael Simire - October 12, 2021

Health

Now that WHO has approved malaria vaccine: Which way Nigeria?

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, recommended the use of the first-ever produced malaria vaccine, the RTS, S/AS01. The vaccine...

Michael Simire - October 12, 2021

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UN officials call for bold action to preserve global biodiversity

Facing alarming biodiversity loss that is threatening the survival of humanity, the international community should take bold action to promote harmony between humans and...

Michael Simire - October 11, 2021

Climate Change