The IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land released on Thursday, August 8, 2019 is a stark reminder that the world is in an ecological and climate emergency, the Climate Action Network (CAN) has said. The report – coming after the IPCC Special Report on 1.5C and the IPBES Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity report…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says increasing water level of the River Niger portends a threat to the nation’s capital, given its proximity to Lokoja. Director-General of FEMA, Alhaji Abbas Idriss, stated this at the 2019 Stakeholders Retreat on Flood Mitigation and Response Coordination, held on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 in…
Ibrahim Thiaw, UN Under Secretary General and Executive Secretary to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in a reaction to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Climate Change and Land released on Thursday, August 8, 2019, says that the world can’t head off the worst ravages of climate change without…
Ahead of the Youth Climate Action Summit in New York by September 2019, Nigeria has embarked on a youth mobilisation campaign in the bid to fish out innovation in climate change exploit. Dr Peter Tarfa of the Department of Climate Change in the Federal Ministry of Environment with some Nigerian youth representatives at the 2019…
Oil jumped more than $1 a barrel on Thursday due to expectations that falling prices may lead to production cuts, coupled with a steadying of the yuan currency after a week of turmoil spurred by an escalation of U.S.-China trade tensions. Brent crude had rebounded to $57.57, up to $1.34 or 2.4 per cent, by…
The Nigeria Innovation Summit (NIS) 2019 has continued to garner supports and endorsements ahead of the Aug. 20 and 21 event in Lagos, the National Coordinator, Mr Tony Ajah said on Tuesday. According to Ajah in a statement, the latest partnership came from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC); the country’s telecom regulator that has been…
… As NEITI Pledges Total Support for Corporation The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has urged the public to be wary of attempts to drag the corporation into politics in the guise of requests for information under the Freedom of Information law. The GMD made the call…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has officially commenced full operation at its new office in Awka, Anambra. Mr Ignatius Anyanwu, DPR’s Operations Controller in Awka, said in Awka on Tuesday that the office was created in the last quarter of 2018. Anyanwu said the department set up the Anambra office in view of the…
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has urged its customers in the region to apply for electricity meters through the Meter Assets Provider (MAP) Scheme to avoid estimated billings. Mr John Ayodele, IBEDC Chief Operating Officer said this at MAP Customers’ Town Hall meeting on Tuesday in Osogbo. Represented by Mrs Angela Olarenwaju, IBEDC Head…
Mr Wale Ajibade, an Executive Director in Sahara Group, said that the current efforts by the Angolan Government to restructure its oil and gas sector called for collaborations between local and international companies along the value chain in the industry. Mr Bethel Obioma, Head, Corporate Communications of Sahara Group, quoted Ajibade to have said this…
