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Preparing for the rains, preventing flood

Going by global climate history and the forecast by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), it is almost certain that the rains are set to...

Michael Simire - July 17, 2014

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‘Initiate binding mechanisms to hold Shell accountable for pollutions’

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) and a coalition of non-governmental organisations on the platform of the Europe-Third World Centre (CETIM)...

Michael Simire - June 30, 2014

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Governments recommend actions for Biodiversity Plan implementation

Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at the weekend in Montreal, Canada wrapped up a weeklong meeting on implementation with recommendations on,...

Michael Simire - June 22, 2014

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UN to tackle Nigeria desertification

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will assist Nigeria to tackle her environmental degradation challenges especially those related to aridification. The agreement was...

Michael Simire - June 18, 2014

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WED 2014: Youth groups plant trees, engage children

Connected Development (CODE), in collaboration with the African Youth Initiative on Climate Change (AYICC), last week engaged in tree planting and sensitisation in local...

Michael Simire - June 9, 2014

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How Mallam can save the Nigerian environment

Ministerial aide, Ben Goomg, in this treatise sets an agenda for the Environment Minister As Environment Minister, Mrs. Laurentia Mallam, intensifies her familiarisation tour of...

Michael Simire - June 5, 2014

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Boko Haram, ecological scourge and Africa’s uprisings

The conflicts in Africa are both echoes and memories of past turmoil on the continent. While we can hazard a guess that we know...

Michael Simire - June 2, 2014

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Cross River community moves to save endangered primates

The Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee is the rarest and most endangered of four sub-species of chimpanzee currently found in Africa. Man’s closest living relative, the ape,...

Michael Simire - June 2, 2014

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