In a bid to address the menace of improper waste disposal in Ibadan, Oyo State capital and its environs, the state government has flagged off an intensive door-to-door waste evacuation operation. Mr Adey Adewuyi, the Waste Management Consultant in the…
Ukraine’s Nuclear Power Plant loses connection link once again
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has once again lost the connection to its last remaining main external power line, but the facility is continuing to supply electricity to the grid through a reserve line, the International Atomic Energy Agency…
Bayelsa Community calls for urgent intervention in continuous oil spillage
The Peremabiri community in Bayelsa on Friday decried the continuous unattended oil spillage in the area. Mr Return Koma, Chairman, Peremabiri Community Development Committee, decried this in a statement to newsmen in Yenagoa. According to him, a petroleum development company has been insensitive over…
Nigeria set to host 16th Cashew Alliance Conference
The President, National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN), Mr Joseph Ajanaku, says the 16th edition of African Cashew Alliance Conference to hold in Nigeria will attract foreign investors and grow the nation’s economy. Ajanaku said at a media briefingq1 on Friday, that…
Pakistan: Frantic efforts to prevent disaster as floods continue
With more than 33 million people impacted, that represents 15 per cent of the total Pakistani population, said Dr. Palitha Mahipala, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in the country. Some “6.4 plus million people are in dire need of humanitarian aid”,…
Osinbajo proposes new deal ‘debt-for-climate swaps’
In a call that can at once significantly advance the course of global net-zero emissions targets, facilitate energy access and the development of African countries, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN is proposing a Debt-For-Climate (DFC) Swap deal. Explaining the…
How countries can better cope with flood risk
Catastrophic floods have hit Pakistan in recent weeks that have killed over 1,000 people, displaced close to 500,000 and impacted the lives of over 30 million residents. The floods have left more than one-third of the country submerged in water, with…
Sokoto Go Green Project to gulp N20 million
The Founder, Shehu Maikoli Foundation, Alhaji Altine Kajiji, said the Go Green Project, in Sokoto state is expected to gulp about N20 million. Kajiji said this Friday in Alkammu District of Wurno local government area of Sokoto state, during the…
Africa Climate Week 2022 Builds Important Regional Momentum for Climate Action ahead of COP27
This year’s Africa Climate Week (ACW 2022) in Libreville, Gabon, wrapped up today, having helped build important regional momentum in the fight against climate change ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference COP27 in Egypt in November. The event brought…
Air Pollution Kills Millions Every Year: Action Needed
An estimated seven million people die every year from indoor and outdoor air pollution. That’s more than died from Covid-19 over the last two years. Often invisible, air pollution receives little attention compared with other public health emergencies, but the threats to health are every bit as real
