Yearly Archives: 2024

International Day of Clean Energy: For all, for the planet

By its Resolution A/77/327, the General Assembly of the United Nations declared Jan. 26 as the International Day of Clean Energy to serve as...

UN report warns of global economic decline

The global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is projected to slow from 2.7 per cent in 2023 to 2.4 per cent in the year,...

AfriCatalyst seeks establishment of African Methane Abatement Bond framework to finance methane action

AfriCatalyst, a leading Dakar-based global development advisory group, has urged African leaders to develop a framework for issuing African Methane Abatement Bonds (AMAB). This urgent...

European Union to invest €18m in vaccine research in Nigeria

The European Union (EU) says it will invest €18 million to fund vaccine research in Nigeria. The Head of the EU Delegation to Nigeria and...

Govt, UNICEF unveil plan to transform Nigeria’s water, sanitation sector

Nigerian government, in collaboration with UNICEF and other development partners, has unveiled what looks an ambitious plan to accelerate the provision of climate-resilient, safe,...

Lagos council urges compliance with ban on styrofoam, single-use plastic

The Chairman, Isolo Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos State, Mr Olasoju Adebayo, has urged residents to comply with the ban on usage of ...

Lagos says no going back on styrofoam products ban

The Lagos State Government says there is no going back on the total ban on the usage and distribution of styrofoam in the state. Commissioner...

Gates Foundation to fund clinical trials for TB vaccine

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) says it will fund clinical trials for tuberculosis vaccine in Africa to reduce morbidity and mortality resulting...

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Cross River Assembly passes open defecation prohibition bill, Lagos apprehends five offenders

The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed a bill prohibiting open defecation. The bill aims to outlaw open...
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Lagos launches online system for building permit

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has launched an electronic system that will simplify the process of obtaining physical...

Nigeria committed to sustainability of biosphere reserves, ecological research – FRIN DG

Director-General, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), Prof. Zacharia Yaduma, says Nigeria is strengthening policy and legal frameworks to...

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Cross River Assembly passes open defecation prohibition bill, Lagos apprehends five offenders

The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed...

Lagos launches online system for building permit

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has launched an...