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Monthly Archives: March, 2017

Worry as pregnant women are denied anti-natal services over blood donation

Lagos State in south-west Nigeria has succeeded in making blood donation compulsory for husbands as a condition for registering their pregnant wives for anti-natal...

Climate change, biodiversity frameworks now require accelerated implementation

“Certain kinds of responses to global climate change pose serious risks to biodiversity and ecosystem services, which is why decision -makers need the best-available...

Korea, UNFCCC to collaborate on climate action transparency exercise

A new professional training programme on the transparency of climate action and support has been launched. The programme was launched in Bonn, Germany on Thursday,...

ERA/FoEN alerts on toxic waste dumped in Delta community

The Environmental Rights Agenda/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has raised the alarm on the presence of substances suspected to be toxic waste in...

Proposed wood source for Indonesian mill sparks conflict

A potential wood supplier for one of the world’s largest pulp and paper mills does not have the consent of local communities A joint investigation...

Mixed reactions greet proposed nuclear power plant in A’Ibom

Members of Ikot Ebon Community in Itu Local Government Area (LGA) of Akwa Ibom State have expressed divergent views over plans by the Federal...

IWD 2017: Women’s rights are human rights – Guterres

UN Secretary General, António Guterres, while celebrating the International Women’s Day (IWD), emphasises that empowering women and girls is the only way to protect...

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Minister seeks U.S. collaboration with Africa to end energy poverty

The Minister of Power, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, says there is a need to strengthen collaboration between the U.S. and...
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Groups condemn govt’s bid to import EU waste, urge focus on local management

Civil society organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria have strongly condemned the Federal Government’s bid to import non-hazardous waste from the...

A new decade for advancing gender-responsive climate policies that benefit all

The UN Climate Change celebrated a new decade of action to advance gender equality in the face of climate...

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Minister seeks U.S. collaboration with Africa to end energy poverty

The Minister of Power, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, says there...

Groups condemn govt’s bid to import EU waste, urge focus on local management

Civil society organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria have strongly condemned...
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