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International Day of Forests: Highlighting role of forests in storing carbon

On Wednesday, March 21, 2018, the world celebrates the International Day of Forests. It marks an occasion to shine the spotlight on the importance of...

Shell debunks Amnesty allegations on spills management in Niger Delta

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC) has denied allegations of environmental mismanagement in the Niger Delta levelled against it at the...

SERAP wants UN to declare herdsmen attacks as terrorist acts

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the United Nations (UN) to urgently declare attacks by herdsmen in Nigeria as acts...

Rainstorm wrecks havoc, hundreds rendered homeless in llorin

Hundreds of residents in various parts of llorin, the Kwara State capital, have been rendered homeless by rainstorm, following downpour which lasted for over...

Africa can leapfrog other regions in clean mobility transition – Experts

Possibilities for swift transition to clean and efficient mobility exist more in Africa than other regions, experts have affirmed. Experts at the Africa Clean Mobility...

Amnesty activists uncover Nigeria negligence by oil giants

A research project by Amnesty International has exposed evidence of severe negligence by oil giants Shell and Eni, whose approach to oil spills in...

Four countries to exit list of least developed nations

A UN expert committee has announced that four countries could soon “graduate” from the ranks of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable nations. The four...

West Africa to achieve fuel economy by 2050

With the global car fleet due to triple by 2050 and greenhouse gas emissions from transport growing faster than any other sector, West African...

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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

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