Yearly Archives: 2021

France says Omicron to be dominant variant soon, resists new restrictions

Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 that France could soon see 100,000 new COVID-19 cases a day, due to the...

Conservation foundation urges students to act for birds’ conservation

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at its Lekki Conservation Centre head offices in Laos gathered 98 students to mark...

Labour, civil society flay govt privatisation in water, power sectors

Labour and civil society groups in Nigeria have called on the Federal Government to jettison privatisation in the nation’s power and water sectors and,...

SDGs being integrated into national plans, policies, says Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are being integrated into national plans and policies in order to make the goals truly...

Lagos plants 8m trees in 13 years to preserve environment – Sanwo-Olu

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, said that the state government had planted over eight million trees across the state...

Over 199,000 people may die if magnitude 9 earthquake strikes Japan – Reports

The Japanese government’s Central Disaster Management Council has predicted that a powerful earthquake may kill up to 199,000 people in the north and northeast...

Suez Canal Economic Zone signs $2.6bn methanol plant contract

Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 signed a $2.6 billion contract to build a methanol plant at Egypt’s Ain Sokhna...

Nigeria needs N6trn to meet demands on water infrastructure – Minister

The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, says Nigeria needs not less than N6 trillion to meet the demands for water supply infrastructure...

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WWF Africa marks 20 years of Earth Hour with call for renewed environmental action

WWF Africa has commemorated 20 years of Earth Hour, celebrating two decades of global and African-led action to protect...
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10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

Solid waste is one of the most visible by-products of human prosperity - and one of the most underestimated...

‘Reducing demand’ identified a complementary strategy to combat illegal wildlife trade 

Demand for wildlife products supplied through illegal trade supply chains continues to place significant pressure on many wild species....

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WWF Africa marks 20 years of Earth Hour with call for renewed environmental action

WWF Africa has commemorated 20 years of Earth Hour,...

10 key takeaways that explain the global waste crisis

Solid waste is one of the most visible by-products...