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Yearly Archives: 2022

Deforestation: Govt empowers women farmers with cooking gas cylinders

The Federal Government, in its bid to address deforestation in the country has distributed cooking gas cylinders to smallholder women farmers in the North...

$132bn in finance for fossil fuels locking Africa out of Just Transition, says report

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s new report, published on Monday February 28, 2022, once again confirms that the climate crisis disproportionately affects African...

€50m to seed new nature-for-health fund to prevent pandemic

The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), and the Secretariat of...

UNEA-5.2: How Nigeria is tackling ecological challenges – Ikeazor

Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor, who led the Nigerian delegation to the resumed Fifth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5.2) in Nairobi,...

Consumer commission moves to enforce policy on graphic health warning on tobacco packs

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has stormed Lagos markets in continuation of the enforcement of the Federal Government’s policy on Graphic...

Agric ministry, NiMet sign MoU on seasonal climate prediction

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Thursday, March 3, 2022, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Meteorological Agency...

Nairobi hosts Eastern Africa Regional Caucus of UCLG Africa

The United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) is from March 7 to 8, 2022 holding its regional caucus for the Eastern...

Shell’s gas to power Nigeria’s biggest fertiliser company

Leading energy company, The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) and its joint venture partners – Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC),...

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Professionals tasked to be dedicated, innovative on preserving forests, addressing climate change

Director-General, Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan, Prof. Zachariah Yaduma, has said enormous challenges facing the world in preserving forests...
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Failure of REA boss to appear before Reps described as ‘disrespectful’

The House of Representatives committee on Renewable Energy has mandated the Managing Director, Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Abba Aliyu, to...

CSOs demand reform of Cross River forestry laws to curb deforestation, empower communities

Civil society organisations (CSOs) in Cross River State have declared as obsolete the state’s forestry laws, citing this as reason...

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Professionals tasked to be dedicated, innovative on preserving forests, addressing climate change

Director-General, Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan, Prof. Zachariah Yaduma,...

Failure of REA boss to appear before Reps described as ‘disrespectful’

The House of Representatives committee on Renewable Energy has...
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