Monthly Archives: June, 2023

Cross River warns against indiscriminate dumping of refuse

The Cross River Government has warned the public to desist from indiscriminate dumping of refuse as defaulters, no matter how highly placed, will be...

GEF Council approves plans for ‘game changing’ Global Biodiversity Framework Fund

The Global Environment Facility’s governing board has approved plans to establish a “game-changing” new fund to finance the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity...

Humanity facing two existential threats: climate change and pandemics

Climate change is making outbreaks of disease more common and more dangerous, says the Pandemic Action Network, a platform ensuring the world is prepared...

Hunger affecting 4.3m people in Northeast Nigeria – UN official

The UN’s top humanitarian official in Nigeria, Mr Matthias Schmale, has said that severe hunger is affecting 4.3 million people in Nigeria’s Borno, Adamawa and Yobe...

New TB vaccine in 100 years advances as Wellcome, Gates Foundation fund trial

Wellcome and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced funding to advance a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate, M72/AS01E (M72), through a Phase III...

Group urges govt to review sugar-sweetened beverages tax upward

The Corporate and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the Federal Government to review the Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) tax upward to reduce sugar consumption...

Deforestation: Adamawa bans indiscriminate cutting of trees

Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has banned indiscriminate cutting of trees for charcoal production to avert deforestation in the state. Fintiri announced the ban when...

$63m GEF-manged funds to boost climate resilience in five vulnerable states

The Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) and Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) will deploy $63 million in urgent funding for countries on the frontlines of climate change following...

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Unsung heroes: One woman’s goal to clean up Nigeria’s beaches, empower women and youth

Doyinsola Ogunye founded multiple organisations in Lagos - including the Mental and Environmental Development Initiative for Children (MEDIC) and...
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Nigeria targets 2050 for self-sufficiency in palm oil

The National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) says the country will be self-sufficient and meet its global market...

Use marble to produce electricity, engineer advises Oyo

An electrical engineer, Mr. Toyese Oyerinde, has advised the Oyo State Government to exploit the huge deposits of marble...

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Unsung heroes: One woman’s goal to clean up Nigeria’s beaches, empower women and youth

Doyinsola Ogunye founded multiple organisations in Lagos - including...

Nigeria targets 2050 for self-sufficiency in palm oil

The National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) says...