Convention To Protect Humans From Mercury Effects Comes Into Force
A global treaty that seeks to protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects of mercury has from ...
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Nigerian Widows Seek To Sue Shell In Dutch Courts
Four Nigerian women are taking legal action in the Dutch courts against Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell accusing it of complicity ...
Anger In Nigeria’s South Over Oil Spill Clean-Up Delay
Under a leaden sky in oil-rich southern Nigeria, young men hang around with nothing to do, covering their noses from ...
War-Torn Kabul Becomes A Protected Site For Migratory Birds
A rare Afghan marsh that was once a royal hunting ground is set to come under the official protection of ...
Let’s Educate Ghanaians To Segregate Waste
Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation on Tuesday called on Ghanaians to segregate waste to aid ...
‘Strange Black Soot’ Blankets Nigeria’s Oil Hub
The Nigerian city of Port Harcourt used to be known as "The Garden City" because of its soaring palm trees ...
UK: Shell Ruling Gives Green Light For Corporations To Profit From Abuses Overseas
A UK High Court ruling that two Niger Delta communities devastated by oil spills cannot have their claims against Shell ...
Ghana To Miss Out On Sulphur Reduction In Diesel By January 2017 Deadline
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) says Ghana is likely to miss out on the January 2017 deadline for the ...
African Migration Expected To Rise Due To Accelerated Climate Change
Africa faces a surge in internal and cross-border migration in the coming years due to increased climate change and its ...
Trump’s Win Raises Concern At UN Climate Conference
This year’s U. N. climate change conference may not be as impassioned as last year’s in Paris, where more than ...
‘Standard’ Diesel Sulphur Content Not To Cause Job Losses – UNEP
The United Nations Environment Programme, (UNEP), has ruled out possible job losses in an attempt to reconfigure national refineries to ...
An Intriguing Story of Maasai Pastoralists
My dear reader, this article is characterized with a long digression because it is more or less a commentary on ...
Destroying Biodiversity At All Types Of Guises
Indiscriminate destruction of biodiversity across the country spurred the Vice-Chancellor of University of Uyo and Shell Professorial Chair on Biodiversity ...
Niger Delta Avengers Threatens Nigerian President
President Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled his visit to Ogoni land in Rivers state. The president was scheduled to travel to ...