Four young Africans will travel 5,745km from Nigeria to Morocco, talking about climate change, adaptation and what the Marrakech meeting means for African countries, ahead of COP22 The 22nd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP22) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will take place in Marrakech Morocco, starting from the 7th – 18th of November […]
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There are so many Nigerian women with potential for bright futures but are hindered by very “small” obstacles, they have a roadmap to their success but cannot reach them because of a few thousands of Naira. SustyVibes is desirous of helping this kind of women who have one dream that can, with donations from kind
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the nomination of the Minister of Environment, Mrs Amina Mohammed, to serve in the African Union (AU) Reform Steering Committee. The committee, headed by President Paul Kagame of Rwanda is tasked with ongoing institutional reforms of the AU Commission and its organs. The committee, which comprises eminent persons from the
Fifteen years ago, all African governments made a commitment in Abuja to increase health spending to 15% of their national budgets. However, the funding for the historic Abuja Declaration has never been met by Nigerian policymakers – only 4.37% of the country’s budget is allocated to health in the 2016 Appropriation Bill – and the
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Have you heard?! We are storming the Obafemi Awolowo University on the 22nd of October, 2016 to clean up the campus as part of our actions for the #StareDownOnPollution campaign.
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Yesterday, Boko Haram militants handed over 21 Chibok schoolgirls to authorities after a series of negotiations. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Swiss government brokered the deal between the Islamist militant group and the Nigerian government, said Mallam Garba Shehu, spokesman for Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. Some confirmatory tweets from the ICRC
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Hamzat Lawal is an activist who has successfully led grassroots campaigns in over 40 African countries with over seven years experience in the non-profit sector and specializes in practical issues associated with Climate Change, Open Data and development policies as it affects rural communities. Leading the development and implementation of CODE’s strategy with responsibilities of
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Leonardo DiCaprio may be the star of his latest documentary, Before the Flood, but something much bigger takes center stage: Earth. The Oscar-winning actor and longtime environmental advocate celebrated the world premiere of his climate change documentary on Friday at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) a couple of weeks ago. In the documentary, the
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In the Spirit of #StareDownOnPollution, Fabe International will be hosting a clean-up event at the University of Lagos on the 30th of September, 2016. The event which directly supports the SDGs 14(Life below water) and 15(Life on Land) would bring both students and general public to clean up the Lagoon front. Worthy of note is the
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Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola is the CEO and Co-Founder of Wecyclers, a social enterprise working to provide households in low-income communities with value from their waste. Founded in 2012, Wecyclers, in partnership with the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), utilizes low-cost cargo bicycles called “wecycles” to provide convenient recycling services to households in Lagos, Nigeria using an
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