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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...

Nigeria, six others top gas flaring countries – World Bank

The World Bank says Russia, Iraq, Iran, the United States, Algeria, Venezuela and Nigeria remain the top seven gas flaring countries for nine years...

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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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Former lawmaker tasks state govts on climate change framework

Former member of the House of Representatives, Chief Sam Onuigbo, says state and local governments should produce their climate...

COP29: Green infrastructure central to Africa’s economic transformation, capacity building – LEAP

As Africa engages with the global ambition to green her marine and blue economy sectors, University College London’s LEAP...

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GMOs: Agency reassures Nigerians of safety

Director-General (D-G), National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Agnes...

Former lawmaker tasks state govts on climate change framework

Former member of the House of Representatives, Chief Sam...
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