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World powers lined up against U.S. President Donald Trump on climate change Saturday, reaffirming their support for international efforts to fight global warming. The final statement of the Group of 20 summits in Hamburg, Germany, underlined that the other countries and the European Union supported the Paris climate agreement rejected by Trump. They called the […]

Large dams are built primarily with the vision of delivering national development goals – for example by providing electricity or irrigation. But local communities whose lives are disrupted by the dam should also see their development supported on the ground in the long term. Money from the development fund can be invested in schools, health

A flood which followed many hours of downpour displaced many homes and caused deaths in Suleja, Niger State, on Sunday, witnesses said. Witnesses said eight members of a household were suspected to have died in the flood which affected Suleja and Tafa local government areas of Niger. The head of the household was said to

Addressing her first African Union Summit since taking office, Ms. Mohammed said that the AU’s thematic focus this year on youth is a “powerful reminder” of the core principle at the heart of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the AU’s strategic framework known as Agenda 2063 and other global agreements, namely, creating a better world for

Makoko community is a slum neighborhood on the mainland of Lagos State in Nigeria, where women make a living from fishing. The community was established in the 18th century as primarily a fishing community. According to the 2006 census data, the population of Makoko is estimated at 85,840 comprising Nigerians from diverse ethnicities and religions.

Water is essential for life, and yet it is scarce in many parts of the world. Owing to the effects of climate change, Africa is experiencing its worst drought since 1945, especially in Southern Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, and Northern Nigeria. These fragile areas now need the global community’s support. We need to build resilient systems

The president of the African Development Bank who recently emerged the 2017 World Food Prize Laureate in an interview with former presidential Aide Reuben Abati, said the global recognition will spur him to do more to end hunger and poverty in Africa and the World. Excerpts: Congratulations on the award of the World Food Prize, known

The Ogun State Government has revealed plans to begin tree planting within cities towards mitigating the effects of climate change, as well as beautifying the scenery of areas through its Urban Forestry Programme (UFP). Commissioner for Forestry, Chief Kolawole Lawal, made this known at the flag-off of the tree-planting exercise at Federal University of Agriculture, International

African countries must work closely together when implementing national climate action plans under the Paris Climate Change Agreement and mobilize climate finance, whilst better integrating climate action into sustainable development planning. This was the key conclusion of ministers and key delegates who convened for the Africa Carbon Forum which ended Friday in Cotonou, Benin. Over 600 practitioners,

Discovering a universal definition of literature has since its advent been elusive. No single definition of literature is agreed upon to be wholly objective and universal. For what constitutes literature changes according to the prevailing realities and dictates of a particular age. Today, the term is no longer limited to the traditional definition; which limits