The UN Climate Change (UNFCCC) on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 announced the relaunch of its Online Platform for Voluntary Cancellation of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs), where organisations, governments, businesses and citizens alike can purchase carbon offsets vetted by the United Nations to compensate for their greenhouse gas emissions. The e-commerce platform, according to the UN…
Afam VI power plant in Rivers State is ready to deliver its net dependable capacity of 624MW into the Nigerian national grid barring any regulator’s restrictions, even at a time power generation has suffered a deep plunge following reported outage of some thermal power stations. Managing Director of The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria…
A new paper reviews current knowledge on climate change and biodiversity. In the past, plants and animals reacted to environmental changes by adapting, migrating or going extinct. These findings point to radical changes in biodiversity due to climate change in the future. The paper is published in the scientific journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution by an…
Aerial insectivores — birds that hunt for insect prey on the wing — are declining across North America as agricultural intensification leads to diminishing insect abundance and diversity in many areas. A new study from The Condor: Ornithological Applications looks at how Tree Swallows’ diets are affected by agriculture and finds that while birds living in cropland…
Government is ensuring the participation of Nigerians in wildlife enforcement, while limiting conservation to specific areas that does not conflict with the interests of the local communities. This is aimed at addressing challenges relating to the fact that conservation areas include the traditional hunting grounds of the communities living around such areas, so as not…
THE UNDERLYING FACTORS World Rainforest Movement (1999) records show that 70-80% of Nigeria’s original forest has disappeared and presently the area occupied by forests is reduced to 12%. In the period between 2000 and 2005, Nigeria has lost about 2,048ha of forest (FAO, 2005). Although the Nigerian government established several forest reserves for conservation of…
Lagos – Nigeria and India are nurturing new relationships in the areas of promoting modular refinery projects as well as developing Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), or cooking gas cylinder manufacturing companies. The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), which is negotiating the deal on behalf of government acknowledged India’s strength in those areas. The agency…
Osinbajo made the call in his address at the opening of a one-day workshop on ‘‘Africa-China cooperation in Information Technology and Digital Economy: prospects and challenges’’ on Thursday in Abuja. Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday called for strengthening mutual trust and deepening cooperation with China on Information and Communication Technology to develop Nigeria’s digital space….
Phase 3 canvasses hamonised Right of Way charges Aerial fiber optic network infrastructure provider, Phase 3 Telecom has said for the country to attain 30 per cent broadband penetration, the country must capitalise on local innovation for ICT sector improvement. Besides, it stressed that there was need to provide winning solutions to cub infrastructure deficiencies;…
By Adewale Sanyaolu with agency reports Following last week’s non-deal road show in the United States of America (USA), U.S. Fund Manager-Pecora Capital, has agreed to raise $2 billion over the next 18 months for Nigerian infrastructure projects. “As a long-term investor, we see a time of crisis as an opportunity, adding that he expects…
