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Forum pledges to develop young scientists, invest in basic sciences

With science taking centre stage, the Next Einstein Forum’s Global Gathering, Africa’s premiere global science and technology forum, wrapped up on Thursday in Dakar,...
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Coalition lists pitfalls before mercury treaty

Commitments toward stronger global mercury controls are being hampered by illegal, unreported and unregulated mercury production and trade, an international NGO coalition revealed on...
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GEO commits to utilise open data to address global challenges

The intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO) concluded its 12th Plenary session and fourth Ministerial Summit in Mexico City recently with commitments to share...
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WHO, SRADev push to phase out lead-containing paints

Lead poisoning is entirely preventable yet the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates childhood lead exposure to contribute to about 600 000 new cases of...
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Nigeria begins review of ozone layer protection regulations

Nigeria has initiated moves to protect the environment and restore ozone layer to pre-industrial age level, with the commencement of amendment on the national ozone layer protection...
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UNEP forum devises strategy to curb chemicals’ risks

An International Conference on Chemicals Management has agreed on a plan that could prevent the annual deaths of more than one million people exposed...
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Water found on Mars could be first signs of Martian life

NASA found evidence of liquid water on the Red Planet, which means there is the potential for life beyond Earth. We seem to discover water...
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Bayer to pay $5.8 million over deadly Bhopal plant blast

Bayer CropScience has agreed to pay a $975,000 fine and spend $452,000 on a series of measures to improve chemical storage facilities across the...
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Finance Minister lauds NUPRC as daily production hits 1.84m

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has commended the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum...
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River Basin Authority to resume dam construction after 40 years

The Hadeja-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority has restarted construction of the Kafin Zaki dam project, in Ningi Local Government Area...
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Ghana boycotts Africa Energies Summit as industry pushes back against discrimination

Ghana has moved to boycott the upcoming Africa Energies Summit in London this May, a decision that reflects growing...

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