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Rural hospitals in Cameroon get solar energy succour
One man’s endeavour is changing lives of many in rural Cameroon and fighting climate change. He is tapping energy from the sun and supplying to hospitals in “forgotten” places. Arison Tamfu reports Ngo Bas was just 14 when she became pregnant. And now, she is 15 and is due at any moment. Literally. “I’m past…
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Agency lays emphasis on water safety in Sokoto
The Sokoto Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA) has begun training of communities on water safety plans to protect water contamination from point of production to consumption. Mr Tijani Aliyu, the Head of Sanitation, Sokoto RUWASSA, said this on sidelines of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Emergency Working Group visit on Cholera…
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16 contractors mobilised to remediate Ogoniland, ambassadors told
The Federal Government on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 said it has mobilised 16 contractors to carry out environmental remediation and cleanup of oil spill in Ogoniland. Minister of Environment, Alhaji Suleiman Zarma, said this when a group of ambassadors interested in the remediation of the oil spill in the Niger Delta visited him in Abuja….
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Group plans publication on sustainable settlements
The Physical Planning Renaissance Initiative (PPRI), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) established to advance urban planning agenda, is to debut its magazine in the second quarter of 2019. The publication, named “Planning Renaissance”, will be an online magazine in the first instance. It is aimed at educating and informing the gamut of stakeholders in the industry…
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Past four years were warmest on record, confirms WMO
In a clear sign of continuing long-term climate change associated with record atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 have been confirmed as the four warmest years on record. A consolidated analysis by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) of five leading international datasets showed that the global average surface temperature in 2018…
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Chevron issues update to climate report for investors
Chevron Corporation today published an update to its March 2018 report describing the company’s approach to managing climate change risks and its resilience under a low carbon scenario. The update supplements Climate Change Resilience: A Framework for Decision Making with new information on the company’s governance framework and climate change related actions and investments. “This…
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Eko Disco marketers now field representative-management
Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), says its marketers tasked with the role of door to door revenue collection would henceforth be known as Eko Field Representatives (EFR). Mr Godwin Idemudia, General Manager, Corporate Communications of EKEDC disclosed on Thursday in Lagos that the name change was due the ongoing reorientation of staff members. According to…
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Oil falls on U.S. factory data, but supply lifts price outlook
Oil prices fell on Tuesday, a day after data showing a decline in U.S. factory orders dragged both benchmarks down from 2019 highs. Despite the slide, investors expect U.S. sanctions on Venezuela and production cuts led by OPEC to head off a glut this year, buoying prices. U.S. crude futures were down 50 cents, or…
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AfDB, ECOWAS, sign agreement for ‘Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway’ study
The African Development Bank and the Economic Community Of West African States Commission, ECOWAS, have signed an agreement for a study into a 1,000-kilometre highway linking Cote d’Ivoire’s commercial capital Abidjan, to Lagos in Nigeria. The development marks a new step in building regional integration and trade. The proposed Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway, a six-lane (3-lane dual) motorway, will…
