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Yearly Archives: 2019

South Africa calls for robust multilateral response to climate change

South Africa on Monday, December 9, 2019 called for a robust multilateral response to climate change in a way that would assist African and other developing...

Task before Lagos Appeals Committee on Physical Planning and Building Control

We are out to let Lagosians see the benefit of our intervention, but it is also about time we made the correction and say that government...

COP25: Nigeria’s minister craves more attention to climate change, finance

Nigeria’s Minister of Environment, Dr. Mahmood Mohammad Abubakar, has called on nations across the globe to give the climate change phenomenon the attention it deserves, stressing...

Biosafety agency asked to revoke permits granted controversial genetically modified maize

The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has called on the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) to revoke the permits granted for the water efficient maize...

How Nigeria can address institutional gaps in natural resource governance, by Ojo

The Federal Government of Nigeria has been urged to shift from fossil fuel to renewable energy sources by divesting from oil and gas and coal to...

COP25: Nigeria to engage in policy negotiations promoting NDCs

As nations across the globe gather for the UN climate conference (COP25) in Madrid, Spain, with various expectations and agendas, Nigeria’s Minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammad...

COP25: Adebote, others share how youths lead climate action

In 2000, flood in Mozambique was responsible for 800 deaths, 329,000 displaced people and almost two million people affected in all. Between July 2011 and 2012,...

Tobacco-free snus a viable alternative to cigarettes in Africa

Although smoking rates in Africa have increased, cessation rates have remained very low. Currently, Africa has about 77 million cigarette smokers, with over 250,000 of them...

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Nigeria, UNIDO unveil $175m partnership for economic transformation

The Federal Government of Nigeria and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) have signed a $175 million Programme...
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Average person will be 16% poorer if world warms by 2C – Study

A recent study by Australian researchers has found that global warming could affect wealth much more than we thought. The...

‘U.S. disaster warnings, climate response jeopardised’ – House leaders debate Trump-Musk attacks on NOAA

Expectations are high as House Natural Resources Committee leaders on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, host an issues forum to...

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Nigeria, UNIDO unveil $175m partnership for economic transformation

The Federal Government of Nigeria and the United Nations...

Average person will be 16% poorer if world warms by 2C – Study

A recent study by Australian researchers has found that...