A submersible vessel carrying five people to see the Titanic’s wreckage in the North Atlantic has gone missing, triggering a multinational search-and-rescue operation, US and Canadian authorities said Monday. The vessel, operated by OceanGate Expeditions, began its descent on Sunday morning and lost contact with the surface less than two hours later, the US Coast Guard said on Twitter. One
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The United Nations has adopted a historic agreement aiming to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction which covers over two-thirds of the ocean. The Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres, in New York on Monday, June 19, 2023, said “You have pumped new life and hope to give the ocean a
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Bashir Adewale Adeniyi (MFR) as the Acting Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service. The news of his appointment was contained in a statement issued on Monday night Acting CG Adewale Adeniyi MFR served as Customs spokesman for almost two decades until January 2017 when he was redeployed to the Apapa Area Command. He was
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King Arnold Kufulula, a respected African leader, also known as Wolf of Congo, delivered a powerful speech to the UN, stressing the importance of Africa telling its own story. He argued that too often, Africa is misunderstood and misrepresented in the global media, and that it is time for Africans to take control of their own narratives and share their
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In the rural community of Likpata, located in Edu local government area of Kwara state North Central Nigeria, a massive healthcare center lies in ruins, a symbol of government negligence and failing infrastructure. The Likpata Primary Healthcare Center, which was built over three decades ago, was intended to provide essential healthcare services, serving as a beacon of hope for the
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World leaders have called for better land rights for women and girls around the world as women are facing worsening droughts, raging wildfires, and other climate change impacts. The call was made at an event to mark Desertification and Drought Day held at the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, June 16, 2023, where drought, land degradation, and desertification which
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A leading non-governmental organization in Nigeria Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative, BBYDI, has taken the lead in addressing global environmental challenges by carrying out an enlightenment program on climate adaptation in Sentu community of Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara state. The NGO organized a one-day program that aimed to educate the community members on the importance of climate
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At the 58th session of the United Nations Subsidiary Bodies (SB58) conference closing today, the African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change (AGN) says developing countries’ efforts on adaptation must be recognised in the outcome of the Global Stocktake. Speaking during the closing session of the technical dialogue of the Global Stocktake in Bonn, Germany, AGN Chair Ephraim Mwepya Shitima
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The UN humanitarian agencies have said that no fewer than 60 million people in the Horn of Africa were in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) incident manager
Nuclear power is a solution to climate change because it is the largest source of low-carbon energy that produces minimal greenhouse gas emissions and can help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide
As part of it’s aim at cutting down greenhouse gases and replacing it with cleaner sources of energy, the governor of Lagos State South West Nigeria Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the arrival
Adetokunbo Abiola Methane continued its upwards emissions spiral, as it recorded its fourth highest annual increase in 2022, rising by 14 parts per billion to 1,911.9 ppb in the past year, faster
The value of Nigerian soya beans in the global market has reached N462.2 billion ($ 1.18 billion) due to huge production which has led to the exportation of the according to recent
A new report from the UN Climate Change shows that countries are bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emissions downward but underlines that these efforts remain insufficient to limit global temperature
Dare Akogun is a media innovator, strategic communication professional, and climate and energy transition journalist with over 11 years of impactful contributions to the media industry.
