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Palm oil development leaves Liberians poorer, says winner of ‘Green Nobel’

Palm oil plantations in Liberia are billed as bringing jobs and development but leave locals poorer, says a Liberian lawyer who won the prestigious Goldman Environmental...

admin - April 29, 2019

Human Welfare

Stakeholders seek rights protection in EIA to curb crisis

Stakeholders have called for inclusion of social and human rights protective mechanisms in the Nigerian environmental impact assessment to mitigate crises in extractive laden areas in the...

admin - April 21, 2019

Human Welfare

Otodo Gbame evictees seek justice, compensation

The Nigeria Slum/Informal Settlement Federation is standing in solidarity with the over 30,000 people who were evicted in a state-led land grab from Otodo Gbame community...

admin - April 16, 2019

Human Welfare

Shell delivers N150m capacity development programme for Bonny youths

No fewer than 12 young entrepreneurs from host communities to the Bonny Oil and Gas Terminal in Rivers State have benefitted from a N150 million capacity...

admin - April 14, 2019

Human Welfare

Philippines hopes to totally eradicate hunger by 2030

The Philippines hopes to “totally eradicate’’ hunger by 2030, an official said on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. The official added that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte would soon...

admin - April 3, 2019

Human Welfare

UNDP executes projects, develops recovery data base in Borno

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says it has developed a Recovery Data-Base to fast track sustainable humanitarian interventions in Borno State. Ms Eno Jonathan,...

admin - March 31, 2019

Human Welfare

Lagos varsity students develop software to unmask human traffickers

After 29-hours of coding marathon, three students of the University of Lagos have developed the software to unmask human traffickers, track, rescue and rehabilitate victims while...

admin - March 27, 2019

Human Welfare

13.5m Afghans suffering from severe food insecurity, says UN

No fewer than 13.5 million Afghans across the war-torn and poverty-stricken country are suffering from severe food insecurity, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)...

admin - February 13, 2019

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