Yearly Archives: 2021

Groups amplify call for Tobacco Control Funding

The Nigerian Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) has called on the Federal Government to operationalise the Tobacco Control Fund as recommended in the National Tobacco...

Sweden plans digital Coronavirus vaccine passport

Sweden on Thursday, February 4, 2021 announced plans to develop a digital Coronavirus passport for use by the summer. “International processes have commenced regarding technical...

AfDB, FAO to boost South Sudan’s agricultural markets with $14m

The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 signed protocols to disburse a $14 million grant to the Government of South Sudan...

Pandemic: Rivers private waste management outfit sacks 60% of workers

A waste management expert in Rivers State, Mr Benson Abu, says his company has laid off 60 per cent of its workers due to...

Landmark UK govt review calls for urgent transition to nature based economy

Destined to be as critically important as the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change, The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review was...

COVID-19: Bloomberg, WHO seek global focus on noncommunicable diseases

Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder, Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies, on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 joined Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health...

Germany adopts new guidelines for renewable energies in transport sector

At the suggestion of Environment Minister Svenja Schulze, the federal government of Germany on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 increased the share of renewable energies...

Recycling: Panacea to challenges of waste management – Stakeholders

With heaps of refuse as permanent features in many South-west states of Nigeria, an environmentalist, Mr Hubert Ajayi, has urged governments to establish waste...

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IEA: How govts can best support consumers during this energy crisis

The conflict in the Middle East has triggered a major shock to global energy markets, with the effective closure...
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Experts seek stronger board roles in ESG implementation

Governance experts have called for stronger board-level leadership to drive the effective implementation of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)...

YABATECH students unveil electric tricycle, AI delivery platform

Students of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Lagos, have developed an electric tricycle and an AI-powered food delivery platform...

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IEA: How govts can best support consumers during this energy crisis

The conflict in the Middle East has triggered a...

Experts seek stronger board roles in ESG implementation

Governance experts have called for stronger board-level leadership to...