Brayfoil wins Green Energy Africa Summit clean-energy pitch competition
Towards Achieving A Cleaner Lagos
By Folashade Kadiri Driving through the city of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, one cannot help but observe the practical steps taken by the administration of Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to establish environmental sustainability in the state. Following the blueprint of…
NCF partners with WWF, CBN to promote sustainable banking principles
In supporting the implementation of the Nigerian Sustainable Banking Principles (NSBP) which was launched in 2012 and strengthen the impact on the social and environment principles, the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), with the support of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and…
WHO Ethiopia celebrates World Breastfeeding Week 2022 with the global theme “Step up for breastfeeding: Educate and Support”
World Breastfeeding Week is commemorated worldwide in the first week of August to emphasize the importance of regular breastfeeding for babies and to encourage and support breastfeeding. The week also marks the anniversary of the Innocenti Declaration – the UN…
Lagos loses 22,500 children to air pollution in 2021 – LASEPA
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) says that 22,500 children died from air pollution in the state in 2021. It stated that the figure was 75 per cent of 30,000 people who died in 2021 in the state due to the…
IMPROVING AVAILABILITY AND RETENTION OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR
The rapid loss of healthcare workers has not been met with equal rate of employment; rather, the government has maintained an embargo on hiring in state and national institutions. This has been exacerbated by the insecurity, rising inflation, poor job security, dearth of adequate equipment; all fuelling the ‘Japa’ syndrome
9th world water forum kicks off with huge expectations
The 9th World Water Forum kicks off today under the main theme of “Water Security for Peace and Development”, with an opening ceremony at Dakar Arena. The success of the Forum, which is being organized for the first time in…
The UN, the OECD, the World Bank and the World Wide Fund For Nature at the first BforPlanet
BARCELONA, Spain, July 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The first BforPlanet, the event focused on promoting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the private sector, will feature some of the leading international institutions in the fields of sustainability and development. Among those…
MOWCA seeks to provide effective maritime leadership for regional development
* To provide effective management to increase trade and combat regional maritime challenges * Nigeria’s Adalikwu in pole position to win election as Secretary General By Samuel Nwosu and Hope Attari Monday These are not the best of times for…
Criminal Gangs Are Cashing In On Humanity’s Plastic Crap
Gangsters aren’t in it for the environment. They’re in it for the money. Imagine for a moment the world of organized crime in Southeast Asia, and you may picture meth labs, human-trafficking rings, or the billion-dollar trade in endangered…
