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Health

Lawmakers urged to review tobacco control law to close regulatory gaps

Some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have called on lawmakers to ensure that the proposed Bills to review the National Tobacco Control Act (NTCA), 2015 close...
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Health

Lawmakers should throw a lifeline to Africa’s smokers

While global smoking rates decline, the figures for Africa are some of the highest in the world. Cigarette consumption on the continent rose by 52...
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Climate Change

NATO lawmakers warn on water shortages, climate change risks

Ahead of the G7 meeting hoding May 26 to 27, 2017 in Taormina, Italy, lawmakers from nations in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)...
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Climate Change

How lawmakers can drive carbon emission reduction process

For Nigeria to fulfill its commitment to the reduce carbon emissions by 30%, there are urgent needs for legislations and budgetary planning for infrastructure...
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Why lawmakers are vital to climate diplomacy, by UNDP

If Nigeria is to harness the opportunities that the new global climate regime presents, the legislature must be equipped with the requisite knowledge to...
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Waste Management

TechnoServe, Coca-Cola Foundation launch PReP 2.0 to help scale plastic recycling in Nigeria

Building on the success of the first phase of the Plastic Recycling Program in Southern Nigeria (PReP), international nonprofit,...
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Conservation

40 migratory animal species receive new, upgraded protection at close of UN meeting in Brazil

Confronted with stark new evidence that many migratory species are moving closer to extinction, governments at a major UN...
Health

CAPPA urges govt to increase tobacco control budget

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has renewed its call on the Federal Government to significantly increase budgetary...

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Waste Management

TechnoServe, Coca-Cola Foundation launch PReP 2.0 to help scale plastic recycling in Nigeria

Building on the success of the first phase of...
Conservation

40 migratory animal species receive new, upgraded protection at close of UN meeting in Brazil

Confronted with stark new evidence that many migratory species...