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Landmine casualty rates in Nigeria now fifth highest in the world

Global UpfrontDec 14, 2020December 14, 20200

Mines laid by Boko Haram and other groups leave millions at risk, particularly in Borno State where insurgency most acute Emmanuel Akinwotu, The Guardian (UK)

Explosions rock oil and gas fields in Bayelsa State, 1 week after youths threatened to shut down economy over Presidency snub

Global UpfrontNov 24, 2020November 24, 20200

Violent attacks against oil and gas installations in the Niger Delta may have resumes as explosions damaged oil and gas facilities belonging to the Shell

Nigerian govt inaugurates National Flood Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan panel

Global UpfrontOct 12, 2020October 12, 20200

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Federal Government on Monday in Abuja inaugurated a high-level committee for the development of National Flood Emergency Preparedness and Response

Getting into nature could benefit your mental health during the pandemic

Global UpfrontOct 3, 2020October 3, 20200

Getting into nature might benefit your mental health during the pandemic There’s little doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has put a strain on people’s mental

Nigeria shuts down Chinese company in Abuja over water pollution

Global UpfrontSep 26, 2020September 26, 20200

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, (NESREA), has shut down a Chinese gold mining company, Hongao Mining Company Limited located in Kutasa Community,

Global Philanthropy Forum panelists call for ‘smarter’ collaboration among funders to meet ambitious targets for a climate-resilient Africa

Global UpfrontSep 16, 2020September 16, 20200

Experts at the 2020 Global Philanthropy Forum on Tuesday called for greater collaboration among funders to address the severe threat that climate change poses to

How corruption undermines peacebuilding in Nigeria’s oil region

Global UpfrontSep 9, 2020September 9, 20200

By Obasesam Okoi, The Conversion, September 8, 2020 In the wake of an insurgency that devastated Nigeria’s petroleum industry and sent the economy into a

Man washed away, as FEMA warns FCT residents of severe flooding

Global UpfrontAug 30, 2020August 30, 20200

The Director-General of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Alhaji Idriss Abbas, on Sunday warned residents of the FCT to avoid flooded

Civil Defence unveils popular musician, D’banj, as Agro-Rangers’ brand ambassador

Global UpfrontAug 21, 2020August 21, 20200

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ‘NSCDC’ on Friday unveiled a Nigerian musician, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, better known by his stage name D’banj as

FCTA Demolishes 134 Houses in Apo

Global UpfrontAug 15, 20200

Authorities of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Saturday demolished 134 houses at Apo Akpmajenya indigenous community. The demolition was carried out to pave