Yearly Archives: 2022

Urgent private funding needed to fight climate change – Nigel Green

Increasing deadly weather extremes around the world prove that mobilising private capital is “essential” and “urgent” in order to combat climate change, says the...

Pioneer advocate for nature: Remembering Chief Shafi Lawal Edu (1911-2002)

When the biography of Chief S. L. Edu was published, it was titled “Journey from Epe”. Pa Edu died on Tuesday January 8, 2002....

Help shape a better world, UN chief urges youths

UN Secretary-General António Guterres, on Monday, January 10, 2022, urged youths to help shape a better world after the COVID-19 pandemic, noting that the...

British high-speed HS2 trains to run on zero-carbon electricity

Britain’s new high-speed HS2 trains would be powered using zero-carbon electricity to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the government said in London. Andrew Stephenson, the Minister...

Niger Delta reforms: Achievements and prospects

The Niger Delta region of Nigeria comprises nine states - Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo and Rivers. No fewer than 31...

Greece donates 1m doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Nigeria

The Hellenic Republic of Greece has donated one million doses Johnson and Johnson Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine to Nigeria to support the fight against the...

Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed reappointed as UN deputy secretary-general

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Monday, January 10, 2022, formalised his prior announcement that Ms Amina  Mohammed of Nigeria will continue in her role...

Is oil discovery a curse to Nigerian host communities?

With a maximum crude oil production capacity of 2.5 million barrels per day, Nigeria is Africa's largest oil producer and the 13th largest oil-producing...

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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...