Yearly Archives: 2021

Borno clears Maiduguri drains, waste to curb flooding

The Borno State Environmental Protection Agency (BOSEPA) has embarked on drain and waste clearance exercise in Maiduguri to control perennial flooding in the area. General...

Buhari inaugurates 1.52MWP solar microgrid system

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 inaugurated a 1.52MWP and 2.28MWH Solar Microgrid System and Energy Retrofitting of the Ministry of Works...

Nigeria spends N60bn annually to repair vandalised oil, gas points, says minister

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says N60 billion is spent annually to repair and maintain vandalised oil and gas points. Mohammed,...

World Zoonoses Day: Alliance aims to reduce health risks in wildlife trade

Almost three million people die every year from diseases that spread from animals to humans - so-called zoonoses. These include AIDS, Ebola, but also the...

TotalEnergies committed to Nigeria’s growth, invests $60bn

Deputy Managing Director, Deep Water District, TotalEnergies, Mr Victor Bamidele, says the company has invested over $60 billion in exploration and other projects in Nigeria. Bamidele...

Cuba evacuates over 200,000 as tropical storm Elsa approaches

A Cuban newspaper, the Granma daily, on Monday, July 5, 2021 reported that more than 200,000 Cubans had been evacuated from their residence in...

Council to sanction registered surveyors encouraging quacks

The Surveyors Council of Nigeria (SURCON) has threatened to sanction registered surveyors caught encouraging quackery in the profession. Mr Mohammed Kabir, Registrar of the Council,...

Food Security: Bayelsa to assist farmers with new techniques, inputs

Bayelsa State Government says it will assist subsistence farmers in the state with improved techniques and inputs to boost production and achieve food security. Mr...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme...
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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on...

Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have...