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Yearly Archives: 2021

Fewer women than men will regain work during COVID-19 recovery – ILO

Fewer women will regain jobs lost to the COVID-19 pandemic during the recovery period than men, according to a new study released on Monday,...

Lagos Commissioner lauds agency for enlightenment on GMOs

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has commended the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) for enlightening the public on Genetically Modified...

Equator Prize 2021 winners showcase solutions to tackle biodiversity loss, climate change

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and partners have announced the winners of the 12th Equator Prize, recognising local and Indigenous communities from around the world. The...

Innovative technologies for sustainable energy explored at Asia-Pacific Climate Week

Innovative and emerging sustainable energy technologies to achieve net-zero carbon emissions were explored at three events during the Asia-Pacific Climate Week (APCW2021) which took...

Major investors call for global price on carbon

Ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in November 2021 in Glasgow, investors managing more than $6 trillion in assets have called for...

NiMet predicts three days thunderstorms, cloudiness from Monday

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted three days thunderstorms and cloudiness from Monday, July 19 to Wednesday, July 22, 2021 across the country. NiMet’s...

COVID-19 still very much around, says NCDC D-G

The Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr ChIkwe Ihekweazu, has warned Nigeria against a false sense of the eradication of COVID-19...

UN deputy chief warns of a ‘hurricane of humanitarian crises’

UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has warned of a “bloody surge” impacting humanitarian crises around the world, with civilians in conflict zones paying the...

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World Wildlife Crime Report 2024 documents illegal trade in 162 countries, territories

The World Wildlife Crime Report 2024 was launched on Monday, May 13, 2024, by the United Nations Office on...
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Tinubu establishes, chairs committee on green economy, lists objectives

President Bola Tinubu has established a committee to oversee Green Economic Initiative, being a strategic move to ensure advancement...

Progress made in negotiations on amendments to International Health Regulations

In what looks like an historic milestone for global public health, State Parties on Saturday, May 18, 2024, agreed...

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World Wildlife Crime Report 2024 documents illegal trade in 162 countries, territories

The World Wildlife Crime Report 2024 was launched on...

Tinubu establishes, chairs committee on green economy, lists objectives

President Bola Tinubu has established a committee to oversee...
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