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UN Ocean Conference: Tide of pledges as Lisbon Declaration launches new chapter

The five-day UN Ocean Conference ended on Friday, July 1, 2022, with over 150 countries collectively agreeing to scale up science-based and innovative actions...

UNDP launches Ocean Promise, commits $1tr to recover losses 

At the UN Ocean Conference on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced that it would enable 100 coastal countries including...

Commonwealth unveils new project incubator for ocean-climate solutions

A new initiative launched on Saturday, June 25, 2022, in the margins of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, will support...

UN Ocean Conference opens with call for urgent action to tackle ocean emergency

With climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution exacting a devastating toll on the world’s ocean – critical to food security, economic growth and the...

Leaders call for urgent action to halt emerging deep-sea mining industry

As the UN Ocean Conference gets underway and global attention turns towards the ocean, political resistance to the emerging deep-sea mining industry gains traction. President...

Bonn Dialogue urges ocean-based climate action

“I invite all to do their utmost to strengthen ocean-climate action and its finance and that these commitments are included in national climate action...

World Oceans Day: Revisiting harmful practices in maritime environment

The 2022 World Oceans Day, themed: “Revitalisation and Collective Action for the Ocean”, was celebrated on June 8 in some of Nigeria’s littoral states...

World Oceans Day: Ocean Institute partners NIOMR to clean up Marwa Beach

The International Ocean Institute in partnership with Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR) embarked on a clean-up exercise at Marwa Beach in...

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Yobe partners UCLG Africa in local govts’ development

Yobe State Government has initiated a partnership with the United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) in...
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NEDC empowers 300 scavengers to combating Borno’s 105kg monthly waste

The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has empowered 300 scavengers with Briquette Machines to combating Borno’s 105kg monthly waste...

Don advises govt on affordable housing for vulnerable individuals

A retired Professor of Sociology, Lai Olurode, has urged the Federal Government to partner the private sector to deliver...

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Yobe partners UCLG Africa in local govts’ development

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NEDC empowers 300 scavengers to combating Borno’s 105kg monthly waste

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