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Nigeria pledge gas-based energy transition, net zero emissions by 2060, says President Buhari at COP 26

Global UpfrontNov 2, 2021November 2, 20210

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Glasgow, Scotland pledged that Nigeria would cut its emissions to net zero by 2060. Delivering his national statement at

Nigeria: 25 died in illegal oil bunkering, refinery explosion at Rumuekpe, Emoha LGA, Rivers State, says Community

Global UpfrontOct 24, 2021October 24, 20210

Over 25 persons died from the explosion at the site of an illegal oil bunkering in Rumuekpe, Emoha Local Government Area (LGA), Rivers State, community

Investment in gender equality to reduce climate change impacts on world’s poorest, says IFAD President on International Day of Rural Women

Global UpfrontOct 15, 2021October 15, 20210

President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Gilbert F. Houngbo, has warned that there must be significant boost in investments to close the

Nigeria: Bayelsa State community threatens shut down of Shell Petroleum facility over “missing” bodies of 3 youths shot during clash

Global UpfrontSep 4, 2021September 4, 20210

Community allege 3 youths shot dead, security personnel disputes claim, says no one was shot There is tension in Bayelsa State as bodies of three

California is Burning: And the emissions from destructive fires are adding up

Global UpfrontAug 21, 2021August 21, 20210

By Adam Voiland, NASA Earth Observatory, August 21, 2021 Several destructive fires have charred landscapes in Northern California, and their emissions are adding up. The worst

Militants’ group, Ijaw Youth Council clash over ‘Stay Away From Niger Delta’ tag on President Buhari, Sylva

Global UpfrontAug 20, 2021August 20, 20210

Militants say opposition by Chief EK Clark and PANDEF to PIB & PIA unbecoming, unnecessary and unguarded A Coalition of nine militant groups under the

Fungus in Nigeria’s industrial waste produces a promising antibiotic compound

Global UpfrontAug 13, 2021August 13, 20210

Waste products from factories could hold the key to more novel antibiotic discoveries By Sunday Omeike. PhD, The Conversation Antibiotics are life-saving drugs produced primarily

Siberian wildfires dwarf all others on Earth combined

Global UpfrontAug 11, 2021August 11, 20210

Smoke from Siberian fires has reached North Pole and could be seen in Mongolias skies, more than 1,200 miles (2,000 km) away By Tom Metcalfe

Nigeria’s Northern region is desperate for sustainable jobs rather than limited oil prospects

Global UpfrontAug 10, 2021August 10, 20210

This is not the time for oil exploration, especially when it risks further marginalising the country’s most vulnerable region Teniola Tayo, Research Officer, Lake Chad

Deadly spider venom found to help treat heart attacks

Global UpfrontAug 9, 2021August 9, 20210

The Fraser Island funnel-web spider is considered by some to be the most dangerous spider in the world. A protein in its venom could save