Monthly Archives: September, 2022

Govt plans use of compressed natural gas for mass transit

The Federal Government is considering the use of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), which the country has in abundance to reposition the transportation sector in...

1,400 die, 12,000 injure from monsoon rains in Pakistan

The total death toll in Pakistan from this season’s monsoon rains and floods since mid-June has risen to around 1,427. Also, 12,742 people were injured,...

ATI, Ghana sign MoU to enhance production of affordable power

Nairobi-based pan African Investment and Credit Risks solutions provider, African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government...

Flood: Residents of Ekiti communities displaced, Kano Assembly seeks govt’s intervention

Many residents of Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, were displaced as flood wreaked havoc in the city following a heavy downpour that lasted...

Govt intervention sought towards solving Anambra council’s ecological challenge

A former Chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area in Anambra, Mr Arinze Awogu, has urged the Federal Government to help the Anambra State Government to...

NCRI releases two new rice varieties 

Dr Aliyu Umar, Executive Director, National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Badeggi in Niger State, said the organisation has released two new rice varieties to...

Climate change: 600m Africans at risk of severe droughts – AfDB, GCA report

The lives of 600 million people in Africa are at risk because of the growing severity and frequency of droughts, according to a report. The...

Belmopan leads Caribbean with endorsement of Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

The Belizean capital of Belmopan has signed a motion calling for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, a global mechanism that aims to explicitly address...

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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

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

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