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World Water Day 2025: Preserving Africa’s water resources 

Each year, World Water Day highlights the pressing challenges surrounding global water resources and the actions needed to address them. Nowhere is this more...

Benue, UNICEF seek to address rural communities’ hygiene challenges

The Benue State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), has executed water, sanitation and hygiene projects in selected...

HYPREP vows to tackle Ogoniland’s water challenges

Project Coordinator of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), Prof. Nenibarini Zabbey, has reaffirmed the project’s commitment to addressing water challenges in Ogoniland. Zabbey, who made...

Climate crisis no excuse to privatise public water – Water justice coalition

As the world marks World Water Day 2025, the Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition (OWORAC) has called for urgent action to safeguard Africa’s...

Making a difference in Nigeria: Coca-Cola Foundation provides sustainable access to safe water

World Water Day, held annually on March 22, celebrates water and raises awareness of the approximately 2.2 billion people living without access to safe...

Rural water initiative reduces disease risk in Malawian villages

Residents of rural Malawian communities report significant health improvements following the implementation of the Rural Private Taps Initiative by the nonprofit, Water for People. Community...

Austrian hydrologist, Günter Blöschl, emerges 2025 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate

Based on his world-renowned research and work on flood risk reduction, water resource management, flood scaling, and regional process hydrology – Professor Günter Blöschl...

Report blames perilous state of water on corruption, limited funding by states

A report released on Thursday, March 20, 2025, ahead of the commemoration of World Water Day has pinned the perilous state of water infrastructure...

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Tinubu urges world leaders to address global climate crisis

President Bola Tinubu has urged world leaders to demonstrate unity, courage, and sustained commitment in addressing the worsening global...
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New Jersey declares state of emergency over wildfires

A wildfire in New Jersey has exploded to 12,000 acres after igniting on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Ocean County and...

PAVE harps on sustainable waste management to curb methane emission

The Pan African Vision for the Environment (PAVE) on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, held a zero waste ambassadors project...

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Tinubu urges world leaders to address global climate crisis

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