The three proposed pathways outline how to unlock and scale an unprecedented pipeline of investable water projects through greater risk sharing between public and private finance Achieving water security and sustainable sanitation for all in Africa is possible by 2030…
Environmental Law
Net Zero: Group lists measures to achieve 2060 targets
Fabian Ekeruche The Society for Planet and Prosperity (SPP), GCA Capital Partners and Climate Advisers Network (Berlin) have listed 11 key measures for Nigeria to achieve net-zero emissions by 2060. Professor Chukwumerije Okereke, an internationally recognised scholar stated this…
Four Regional Climate Weeks in 2023 to Build Momentum for COP28
Climate Change News, 16 March 2023 – Four Regional Climate Weeks will be held this year to build momentum ahead of COP28 and the conclusion of the first global stocktake, designed to chart the way for fulfilling the Paris Agreement’s key…
Wild Africa Fund says partnerships key to protecting wildlife in Nigeria
By Fabian Ekeruche The Wild Africa Fund, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has stressed the need for partnerships to wage the war against illegal wildlife trade and trafficking in the country. Mr Kelechukwu Iruoma, Nigeria Representative for Wild Africa Fund,…
Sai Life Sciences releases its Sustainability Report 2022
Sai Life Sciences, a leading global Contract Research, Development & Manufacturing Organization (CRO/ CDMO), today announced the release of its Sustainability Report 2022, which has been developed as per the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards. With the theme ‘Organising for…
NCF pledges commitment to 5-year strategic plan at 33rd AGM
By Fabian Ekeruche The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has expressed commitment to effective implementation of the Strategic Action Plan (SAP) 2021-2025 aimed at ensuring that people prosper while living in harmony with nature. The foundation made the disclosure at…
ESG in Africa is colonialism 2.0
By NJ Ayuk Many today believe the era of colonialism in Africa is over. They’re wrong. The era of colonialism in Africa has merely entered a new and insidious phase. Some call it “neo-colonialism.” I call it colonialism 2.0. In colonialism…
“Cambridge of the East” shines: Global-minded Zhejiang University plays a growing role in pushing SDGs
The Sixteenth General Conference of The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries (TWAS) was held in a hybrid format from November 21 to 24. Hundreds of scientists — including TWAS fellows, TWAS Young Affiliates and…
LAWMA Extends Advocacy Program to Schools
…visits six schools at Lagos Island Desirous to inculcate tenets of effective waste management into the younger generation, Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has embarked on a massive advocacy program among primary and secondary schools in the state. The Managing…
United States (U.S.) Mission Celebrates 3D Documentation of Busanyin Shrine at Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove
U.S. Consul General Will Stevens explained that the 3D documentation of the Busanyin Shrine provides the most accurate record of the current conditions of the site to effectively plan a restoration project The 3D documentation of the Busanyin Shrine, one…
