Mrs Soludo applauds Anambra school for winning UK global innovation contest Wife of the Anambra Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, has congratulated students of Myrtle Vine Academy, Onitsha, Anambra, for their achievement at the Global School Connect Tournament held in…
Voluntary Climate Action: SPP Takes the Lead in GHG Emission Reporting
Voluntary Climate Action: SPP Takes the Lead in GHG Emission Reporting By Prof. Emmanuel Oladipo The Society for Planet and Prosperity (SPP) recently took a bold and unprecedented step by publishing its 2024 Greenhouse (GHG) Emissions report. I…
Namibia Oil and Gas Conference 2025 Announces Partnership with the Namibia Youth Energy Forum
Empowering the Next Generation of Namibia’s Oil and Gas Leaders The 3 rd Namibia Oil and Gas Conference (NOGC 2025) has announced the launch of the Future Generations Masterclass, a new half-day programme dedicated to inspiring, empowering and preparing Namibia’s…
From Measurement to Action: A New Ecosystem for Climate Implementation in Africa
For the first time, the continent has both a transparent, African-owned tool to measure progress on climate action and a dedicated, action-oriented institution to drive it. By Eugene Itua & Magnus Chidi Onuoha A new, dynamic ecosystem for climate…
NMA Anambra rejects NSIWC’s allowance review
NMA Anambra rejects NSIWC’s allowance review The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Anambra chapter, has rejected the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission’ s (NSIWC) reviewed allowances for medical and dental officers in Nigeria. This was contained in…
UN urges De-Escalation, Protection of Civilians as Conflict Roils Syria
© UNOCHA/Ali Haj Suleiman : Syria has been wracked by more than a decade of instability. Inter-ethnic violence in Syria’s predominantly Druze city of Sweida has been met with government intervention, Israeli airstrikes – and on Tuesday, a reported…
Seeding Gender Empowerment: Women Farmers in Peru Contend With Climate Change
© UNDP/MINAM/PPD/Nuria Angeles : Residents of Thunco in Ácora, Peru, harvest their produce. First, it was floods that inundated fields and washed away crops. Then, it was drought which led the levels of lakes to plummet and the crops…
AfricaRice Reaffirms CGIAR’s Commitment to Transforming Agri-Food Systems at 6th AU–EU Ministerial Conference
In a time when global agri-food systems are under mounting pressure—contributing up to 37% of greenhouse gas emissions, driving 80% of deforestation, threatening biodiversity, and wasting one-third of all food produced—the urgency to act has never been greater. The…
Climate Activists Rally on German Island Against North Sea Drilling
An aerial view taken with a drone shows “STOP GAS” written in red letters in the sand on Borkum beach. Activists from “Fridays for Future” demonstrate on Borkum against gas drilling off Borkum. Credit: Lars Penning/dpa Climate activists from…
1,500 Tarantulas Hidden in Biscuit Packaging Found by German Customs
German customs authorities have found some 1,500 tarantulas concealed within biscuit packaging at Cologne/Bonn Airport during a seizure that took place about three weeks ago. Cologne customs spokesman Jens Ahland said on Monday the package, which came from Vietnam, had…