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Vape: The gunpowder in Nigeria

May 10, 2024
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By Kevin Woke, Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi   NAFDAC warned Nigerians in 2018 to refrain from vaping, but…

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Weaning from Fossil Fuel Addiction

April 19, 2024
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By Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi and Faith Imbu The Niger Delta is sick and needs to be healed…

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Increase in petroleum products puts Nigerian trees at risk

March 6, 2024
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Some locals claimed to have given up using petroleum products in favour of burning firewood or…

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South Africa: Mpumalanga gas project aims to bridge JET gap

February 28, 2024
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Development of R155-million LNG pilot in Amersfoort promoted as a way to alleviate energy shortages while…

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Burkina Faso’s botched policy increases plastic waste, kills livestock, forces importers to use sunlight to detect biodegradable plastic.

February 22, 2024
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Despite the ban on non-biodegradable plastic importation and manufacture, the government has granted 918 import exemption…

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The cobalt curse of the DR Congo

February 18, 2024
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Cobalt is a critical energy transition mineral, but its use in batteries and electric vehicles comes…

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After The Colonist Report investigation, DRC IDPs got food

February 14, 2024
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The food distribution comes a week after The Colonist Report reported the level of hunger at…

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“The weather is too hot for the crops to yield”: How Climate Change is causing food scarcity in the Niger Delta

February 5, 2024
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In the past, harvesting cassava required a hoe; however, these days, harvesting is possible without one,…

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Despite EU’s £92 Million Aid, DRC IDPs say help is scarce

January 29, 2024
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In October 2023, the EU announced it had spent €92 million for internally displaced persons in…