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Elizabeth Mrema confirmed head of UN Biodiversity Convention

United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Monday, June 8, 2020 appointed Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, a Tanzanian, as the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological...

World Environment Day: Reminder to world to stop destroying ‘natural capital’

The rising of the sun, the flowering of the plants, the chirping of the birds, the blowing of the wind, the swinging of the...

Muhammadu Buhari orders clean-up of Ogoniland

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the commencement of the environmental clean-up of Ogoniland in the Niger Delta region, even as he inaugurated the Governing...

Buhari urged to implement UNEP report on Ogoniland

Despite the severity of the findings of the environmental assessment of Ogoni environment by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) four years ago, very...

Shell denies attempting to thwart Ogoniland cleanup

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has alleged that Shell may be attempting to thwart the recommended cleanup of Ogoniland through a...

UNEP: Climate adaptation costs could triple

A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) shows climate adaptation costs for developing countries are likely to be two to three times...

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NiMet predicts thee-day dust haze, sunshine

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze and sunshine from Saturday, November 23 to Monday, November 25, 2024,...
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African negotiators chief amplifies continent’s position at COP29 in meeting with Guterres

On the last day of negotiations at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Friday, November 22, 2024, Amb Ali Mohamed,...

GMOs: Agency reassures Nigerians of safety

Director-General (D-G), National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Agnes Asagbra, has reassured Nigerians on the safety of consuming Genetically...

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NiMet predicts thee-day dust haze, sunshine

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