Yearly Archives: 2021

Climate change a risk to economic stability, says IMF

The Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms Kristalina Georgieva, says climate resilience is a critical priority as climate change has become a fundamental...

Lagos revamps building permit approvals

The Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development on Monday, January 25, 2021 promised to review planning permit processing time from 28...

U.S. diplomatic mission launches air quality monitors to track pollution in Lagos, Abuja

U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, has unveiled the U.S. Consulate’s reference-grade Air Quality Monitor, effectively linking Nigeria to air quality index information...

Madrid to fell 80,000 trees damaged by record snowstorm

Authorities in the Spanish capital are planning to fell around 80,000 trees damaged by a record snowstorm, the Madrid City Councillor, Borja Carabante, told...

Nwajiuba takes over from Okali as chairman of NEST

Outgoing Vice Chancellor of the Alex-Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike (AE-FUNAI), Ebonyi State, Professor Chinedum Nwajiuba, has assumed office as Chairman of the Board of...

ECB boss, Lagarde, boosts efforts to include climate change in ECB policy

European Central Bank (ECB) chief, Christine Lagarde, on Monday, January 25, 2021 stepped up the bank’s efforts to play a more prominent role in...

At Global Adaptation Summit, leaders spur action to build resilience to climate change impacts

Leaders are set to galvanise action to build resilience to the inevitable impacts of climate change at an online global conference holding for two...

Tropical Cyclone Eloise moves inland, bringing heavy rains to southern Zimbabwe

Tropical Cyclone Eloise made landfall in central Mozambique on Saturday, January 23, 2021 near the coastal city of Beira, with winds of 140 kilometres...

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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...