Monthly Archives: February, 2023

UN seeks $2bn support for Somalia to address drought, famine

UN and partners on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, solicited the support of international community to raise $2.6 billion to assist some 7.6 million people...

Mixed reactions trail NiMet’s prediction of early rain in March over crop yields

As farmers across the country prepare for the 2023 planting season, farmers in Ebonyi and Enugu states have expressed mixed concerns about the prediction...

Shelter Afrique courts Actis, Shapoorji Pallonji in continental housing deal

Nairobi-based pan-African housing development financier, Shelter Afrique, says it is working on an affordable housing partnership deal with Actis, a global private equity investment firm,...

Fossil fuel producers without credible net zero targets should not be in business – Guterres

Speaking at the General Assembly meeting in New York on Monday, February 6, 2023, UN Secretary-General António Guterres directly targeted the fossil-fuel industry, warning...

Planners to review 43-year-old Abuja masterplan, address double allocations

The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) has said that it will review the 43 years old unreviewed Abuja Masterplan in order to address...

Rainy season: Niger, Kogi, Nasarawa move to forestall flooding

Director-General, Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Alhaji Ahmed Inga, has said that the agency has commenced meetings on how to mitigate floods as the...

South-South states take steps to check flooding in 2023

Some states in the South-South region in Nigeria say they have put some measures in place to check flooding during 2023 rainy season. Officials of...

Bauchi, WaterAid to ensure accessible toilets in public places

Bauchi State Government and WaterAid Nigeria are collaborating to ensure accessibility of toilets in public places in the state. Dr Ibrahim Kabir, Director-General, Bauchi State...

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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...