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Yearly Archives: 2020

Agency debunks reports of earth tremor in parts of FCT

The Nigeria Geological Survey Agency has called on the public to disregard reports in some quarters that there was an earth tremor in some...

8m farmers to benefit from NIRSAL’s geo-clusters scheme

The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) says eight million farmers will benefit from its 16,000 Geo-Clusters Scheme across the country. Mr Aliyu Abdulhameed,...

Trump proposes change to environmental rules to speed up highway projects, pipelines

President Donald Trump of the United States on Thursday, January 9, 2020 proposed fundamental changes to 50-year-old regulations in an effort to speed up new mines,...

Article refutes claim that e-cigarettes are safer than cigarettes

An article <https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2019.305424> published on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) conclusively refutes the now too often-repeated erroneous claim that e-cigarettes...

Lagos to ban single-use plastics

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) says it is set to ban all single-use plastics within its premises from January 13, 2020. General Manager, LASEPA, Dr...

South African president urged to respond to worsening drought

President Cyril Ramaphosa must take drastic steps to cope with a worsening drought that has gripped large parts of the country, opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) said...

UN places Zimbabwe among 15 global hotspots suffering food insecurity

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has placed Zimbabwe among 15 global hotspots at risk of deteriorating further into crisis if there is no rapid response...

Australians protest over climate change policy as bushfires rage

Thousands of Australians took to the streets on Friday, January 10, 2020 to protest government inaction on climate change, as bushfires ravage large swathes of the...

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Any successful African Energy Policy at the COP must have oil & gas at its core

Against the backdrop of the recently held COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the African Energy...
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Port Harcourt Refinery: Revival signals new era for Nigeria

Years after it went comatose, the Port-Harcourt Refinery rose up from ‘death’, courtesy of the seriousness attached to the...

Lawmakers urged to review tobacco control law to close regulatory gaps

Some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have called on lawmakers to ensure that the proposed Bills to review the National Tobacco...

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Any successful African Energy Policy at the COP must have oil & gas at its core

Against the backdrop of the recently held COP29 in...

Port Harcourt Refinery: Revival signals new era for Nigeria

Years after it went comatose, the Port-Harcourt Refinery rose...
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