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Yearly Archives: 2019

COP25: Groups reject carbon markets, clamour ‘real solutions’

As the 25th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP25) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) began on Monday, December 2,...

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan meet over disputed Nile dam

Egypt is hosting a new round of talks with Ethiopia and Sudan on a disputed dam built by Ethiopia on the Nile, as part of an...

Satellites show 2019 Indonesia fires burned 1.6m hectares of land

A new analysis of satellite data dispels the prevailing view that rainforests took the biggest hit from widespread fires in Indonesia in 2019. “While there has been much speculation...

Benin, Lesotho get nearly $1m to support access to climate finance

The Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) has approved a project proposal for a total of $997,524 to support Benin and Lesotho to access international climate finance, an initiative...

Nigeria battling growing obesity numbers

Obesity – a condition that is tied to heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, and some types of cancer – used to be an issue affecting mainly...

Bayelsa community flays oil spill compensation

Members of Aghoro 1 community, Ekeremor Local Government Area in Bayelsa State on Friday, November 29, 2019 expressed dissatisfaction over the compensation that Shell Petroleum Development...

Kano turns to community sanitation committees to enforce laws

The Kano State Government plans to revive community sanitation committees across its 44 local government areas to enforce environmental sanitation laws. Chairman of the State Task Force...

NCF, at tree planting rally, demands use of renewable energy

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) on Friday in Lagos ended its week-long events on climate action with a tree planting campaign to highlight the importance of...

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Corporate accountability group demands reinstatement of rusticated Nasarawa varsity students

Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has condemned the intimidation and rustication of more than 25 students by...
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‘It’s shocking only 13 out of 195 countries have updated their NDCs’ – Reactions trail failure to meet UN deadline

As the official deadline passed on Monday, February 10, 2025, for countries to submit their revised Nationally Determined Contributions...

Flooding: Ekiti agency warns residents against indiscriminate dumping of waste

The Ekiti State Environmental Protection Agency (EKSEPA), on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, warned residents of Otun-Ekiti and environs to...

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Corporate accountability group demands reinstatement of rusticated Nasarawa varsity students

Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has condemned...
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