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Afforestation: NEWMAP establishes 116 hectares of woodlot in Borno

The Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) has established 116 hectares of woodlot in Borno State as part of measures to contain deforestation. NEWMAP is...

Climate change may cause 216m internal migrations by 2050 – World Bank report

Climate change could force 216 million people across six world regions to migrate within their countries by 2050, with sub-Saharan Africa accounting for 86...

World Bank, UNN support Nigeria to advance natural capital accounts

The World Bank and University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) are set to support the Federal Government to develop Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) in the...

ACCARD launches tree planting exercise at Effurun petroleum varsity

A non-governmental organisation, the African Centre for Climate Actions and Rural Development (ACCARD), on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 commenced the PAD Projects (P: Plant...

$700m World Bank water project: Stakeholders call for states’ commitment

Stakeholders have called on states benefitting from the $700 million World Bank-supported Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (SURWASH) Programme to...

World Bank, AU agree to deploy COVID-19 vaccines for 400m Africans

President of the World Bank, Mr David Malpass, and his senior management team comprised of Dr Axel van Trotsenburg and Dr Makhtar Diop met...

COVID recovery needs $50b, say IMF, World Bank, WHO, WTO

The heads of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group (WBG), the World Health Organisation (WHO), and the World Trade Organisation (WTO)...

Gombe eyes World Bank loan to address erosion at Federal College

Gombe State is considering taking a World Bank loan to tackle erosion at the Federal College of Education (Technical) in Gombe, the state capital. The...

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Preliminary estimate of economic loss from devastating California wildfires put at $57bn

Fast moving, wind-driven infernos continue to torch parts of highly populated and expensive real estate near Los Angeles. Hurricane-force...
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Lagos urges residents to report planning infractions

The Lagos State Government has urged the state residents to actively participate in urban planning by reporting any violation...

IEA emphasises need for affordable electric vehicles in driving mass-market

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has stressed the importance of making Electric Vehicles (EVs) more affordable to drive...

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Preliminary estimate of economic loss from devastating California wildfires put at $57bn

Fast moving, wind-driven infernos continue to torch parts of...

Lagos urges residents to report planning infractions

The Lagos State Government has urged the state residents...
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