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Yearly Archives: 2015

Nigeria to explore gas potential for sustainable development – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigeria is taking appropriate steps to turn its abundant gas resources into veritable catalyst for development as the nation’s...

13,000 out of 200,000 Nigerian communities now open defecation-free – UNICEF

Within eight years of intervention in its Community-Led Total Sanitation programme, 13,000 communities in Nigeria had attained Open Defecation-free status, so says the United...

‘Over half of world’s primate species threatened with extinction’

Only 25 individuals of the Hainan gibbon (Nomascus hainanus) are thought to be left in the wild, confined to a small patch of rainforest...

Insurer, Allianz, embraces wind energy, divests from coal

Munich, Germany-based European insurance and asset management firm, Allianz, has announced that it will pull the plug on investments in coal companies and increase...

China urged to lead campaign against illegal logging in Congo Basin

The transformation of the Congo Basin timber trade into one significantly influenced by 20 key Chinese trading companies offers a golden opportunity to  contribute...

UNEP promotes adaptive management strategy for Sargassum seaweed

Large deposits of Sargassum seaweed on coastal sites may seem drastic to several West African countries but converting this environmental challenge into economic gain...

US approves GM salmon for consumption

Federal regulators last Thursday in the US approved a genetically engineered salmon as fit for consumption, making it the first genetically altered animal to...

Global marches to call for increased climate action

On November 28 and 29, hundreds of thousands of people around the world will take to the streets in more than 2,000 events in...

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Oil industry leaders converge on Yenagoa for 13th Practical Nigerian Content Conference

A long list of oil industry leaders, ministers of the federal republic, national assembly members, as well as oil...
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COP29 deal: New finance goal an insurance policy for humanity – Simon Stiell

In his remarks at the Closing Plenary of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, by 03.45am approx local time on Sunday,...

9,000 Niger Delta youths train as entrepreneurs in Shell LiveWIRE programme

A total of 9,000 youths in the Niger Delta have acquired entrepreneurial skills in the LiveWIRE programme of The...

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Oil industry leaders converge on Yenagoa for 13th Practical Nigerian Content Conference

A long list of oil industry leaders, ministers of...

COP29 deal: New finance goal an insurance policy for humanity – Simon Stiell

In his remarks at the Closing Plenary of COP29...
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