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Monthly Archives: June, 2023

Trademore flooding: Govt plans holistic approach to menace, declares estate disaster area

The Permanent Secretary, Ecological Project Office (EPO), Mr Shehu Ibrahim, says the Federal Government is planning a holistic approach to end the flooding menace...

60m people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance in Horn of Africa – UN

UN humanitarian agencies on Monday, June 26, 2023, said that no fewer than 60 million people in the Horn of Africa were in urgent...

Flooding: Kwara Speaker appeals to govt on dredging of River Niger

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Mr Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, has appealed to the Federal Government to dredge the River Niger as lasting solution...

ERA/FoEN partners NEITI on IOC divestment campaign, environmental issues

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) and the Nigeria Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI) will partner to address the myriad of...

‘World’s largest wooden city’ set to be built in Stockholm

Scandinavian studios, Henning Larsen and White Arkitekter, are designing Stockholm Wood City, which will become the world's largest mass-timber development and have the "serenity of a forest". Set to be...

Momentum builds to ‘blue’ climate action at June Ocean Dialogue

Participants of the Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue 2023 held during the Bonn Climate Conference in June 2023 underscored the crucial importance of action to protect...

GEF Council provides $1.4bn boost for environmental action

Meeting in Brazil, the Global Environment Facility’s governing body approved the disbursement of $1.4 billion to accelerate efforts to tackle the climate, biodiversity, and...

ATI, Deutsche Bank close $305m financing for road project in Angola

African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) has supported Deutsche Bank with a comprehensive nonpayment insurance cover, insuring the bank against non-payment by the Government of...

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Deployment of clean energy technologies reshaping global electricity sector – IEA report

New report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) finds that strong deployment of renewables is set to curb growth...
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Don calls for safeguarding of African forests via harmonised biosecurity policies

 African nations have been called upon to safeguard their forests from the proliferation of invasive insect pests by implementing...

Report links alcohol to increased risk of seven cancers

A report on alcohol consumption and cancer risk published on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, has highlighted considerable health risks - particularly...

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Deployment of clean energy technologies reshaping global electricity sector – IEA report

New report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) finds...

Don calls for safeguarding of African forests via harmonised biosecurity policies

 African nations have been called upon to safeguard their...
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