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Yearly Archives: 2019

Adopting ‘Clean India’ strategy in Nigeria’s anti-open defecation campaign

As part of efforts to boost India’s campaign against open defecation and its sanitation coverage, Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched the “Swachh Bharat’’ Mission...

Environmentalist harps on carbon neutrality to mitigate climate change

An environmentalist, Miss Gloria Bulus, has harped on the need to practice carbon neutrality to mitigate climate change issues in the country. Bulus, founder of Bridge-that-Gap Initiative,...

WFP secures $7m from China for food aid in South Sudan

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said it has received $7 million contribution from China to bolster its food and nutrition assistance in South Sudan...

Mozambique launches contingency plan against water-borne diseases

Mozambican health authorities on Thursday, January 3, 2019 in Maputo launched a contingency plan to prevent water-borne diseases particularly cholera, by activating treatment centres...

U.S. Government shutdown closes portions of California National Parks

Officials have announced that they are closing sections of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks because of the partial shutdown of the Federal Government. The announcement, made...

NEWMAP spends N100m to conserve forest reserve in Gombe

Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) says it has spent N100 million to conserve the forest reserve in Kanawa Village of Yamaltu-Deba Local Government Area...

Group tags bamboo ‘the forgotten climate solution’

The International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation (INBAR) has said that bamboo has huge potential for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Director general of INBAR, Hans Friederich, made...

World Bank, Canada, UK to assist countries in transition from coal

The World Bank, Canada and the United Kingdom have announced financial, technical and advisory support for developing countries that have decided to transition away from coal...

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AfDB, IITA sign $27m agreement to boost agricultural transformation in Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, signed a...
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NOSDRA urged to address environmental pollution in Abuja, others

A Telecom Infrastructural service provider in Nigeria, IHS Nigeria Limited, has urged the National Oil Spill Detection and Response...

South African firms pay environmental fines with trees, cash

Two Gauteng-based companies partially settled environmental fines in South Africa by supplying thousands of trees and shrubs to provincial...

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AfDB, IITA sign $27m agreement to boost agricultural transformation in Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and International Institute of...

NOSDRA urged to address environmental pollution in Abuja, others

A Telecom Infrastructural service provider in Nigeria, IHS Nigeria...