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Monthly Archives: July, 2023

For the third time this week, Earth sets heat record

Earth's average temperature set a new unofficial record high on Thursday, July 6, 2023, the third such milestone in a week that already rated...

Five countries taking action to reach net-zero targets

To date, over 90 countries, including Nigeria, have set net-zero emissions targets, committing to help prevent the most harmful impacts from climate change. But questions remain around...

Civil society groups urge UK Prime Minister to keep promise on climate finance

Over 90 UK civil society groups – representing a spectrum of cross-cutting priorities – from climate and nature, humanitarian aid, development, trade unions and...

Lake Chad region: UNDP restores hope to residents, World Bank improves security

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has restored hope to more than 1.3 million people in the Lake Chad region. Ms. Ahunna Eziakonwa, UNDP’s Assistant...

Climate crisis: WHO says 60m people will face food problems in Africa

Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, has expressed concern over imminent food insecurity in the Horn of Africa due to climate crisis. Ghebreyesus said...

Environmentalist advises Adamawa on alternative sources of cooking energy

The Executive Director, Agro-Ecological Sustainable Technology Initiatives (AGESTI), Mr Hasuruna Amos, has advised the Adamawa State Government to provide alternative sources of cooking energy...

‘The solution is a ban and not a tax’ – experts react to govt’s plastic tax suspension

Environmental experts, reacting to the suspension of the Green Tax by President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, July 6, 2023, have said that the solution...

AfDB provides Benin Republic €164m loan to tackle urban flooding

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has awarded Benin a total loan of €164.25 million to improve urban service delivery and build resilience to flooding...

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Residents scoop fuel as diesel tanker overturns on Lagos bridge

A diesel tanker overturned on Tincan-Liverpool Bridge in Apapa, Lagos State, on Monday, January 19, 2026. The incident occurred inward...
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Women in housing conference to enhance gender-responsive development in built environment

The Founder and Convener of the 2026 Africa Women in Housing and Construction (AWHC) Conference and Business Expo, Flora...

Govt intensifies efforts to address housing deficits, urban development challenges

The Federal Government says it is intensifying efforts to address Nigeria’s growing housing deficit through a new national housing...

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Residents scoop fuel as diesel tanker overturns on Lagos bridge

A diesel tanker overturned on Tincan-Liverpool Bridge in Apapa,...

Women in housing conference to enhance gender-responsive development in built environment

The Founder and Convener of the 2026 Africa Women...
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