Environment
First-Ever Indigenous Rainforest Lab Opens in Papua New Guinea
In a world-first initiative, the community of Wabumari has launched the area's first-ever Rainforest Lab. Co-designed by the Indigenous community...
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DER: CADEF Pushes for Renewable Energy Adoption as Power Outages Cripple Businesses
The Consumer Advocacy and Empowerment Foundation (CADEF), has reiterated that renewable energy provides ultimate alternatives to the perennial electricity challenge...
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WATT Renewable Corporation Raises $15 Million to Boost Nigeria’s Renewable Energy Sector
The funding will be deployed to establish hybrid solar power systems, with AFRIGREEN offering a local currency facility designed to...
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Swedfund, IFU Commit $44 Million to Boost Renewable Energy Development in Southern Africa
...to support the green transition and increase energy capacity from renewable sources
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Ventures Platform: ClimateTech White Paper Calls For More Resilient Business Models in Africa
Ventures Platform, an early-stage venture capital fund investing in innovative startups across Africa has published its landmark climate tech whitepaper...
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GuarantCo and BII Partner to Unlock $500m Renewable Power for South Africa
GuarantCo, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), and British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and...
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SOLA Group Achieves Significant Milestone of Producing 1-billion kWh of Clean Electricity
Achievement accompanied by a half a billion rand boost in local communities Renewable energy solutions provider SOLA Group has announced...
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Renewable Energy: CADEF Unveils Distributed Energy Resources Platform
Consumer Advocacy and Empowerment Foundation (CADEF) has taken another bold step towards accelerating Nigeria's transition to renewable energy. The Foundation,...
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Vox Weather Partners with iWeather for Intelligent Data Gathering
Vox Weather, a specialist weather service led by meteorologist Annette Botha, partnered with iWeather to provide viewers with granular weather observations that...
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Transforming Sanitation in Nigeria’s Public Spaces
I had the opportunity to visit a number of Nigerian cities in recent weeks, from Lagos to Bayelsa, through Benin,...
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Renewed Hope Housing: ₦8M-₦22M Homes to Address Nigeria’s Housing Challenges
…the programme offers one-bedroom apartments at varying prices depending on the funding model
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Nigeria Seeks $10 Billion Private Investment to Achieve 24-Hour Power Supply
This call was made by Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, during a visit from Dr Jobson Ewalefoh, Director-General of...
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NNPC to Unveil 12 CNG Stations Soon – Kyari
Mr. Mele Kyari, the group CEO of NNPC Ltd, has reiterated the company's commitment to resolving Nigeria's energy trilemma, by ensuring...
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Again, DisCos Hike Meter Prices by N25%; A New Burden on Consumers
Beginning November 5, 2024, the cost of single-phase meters has jumped from an average of N117,000 to as much as...
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Championing Sustainable Trade in Africa: A Global and Local Focus
FREEE also had the privilege of meeting and introducing the company and products to the Director General of the WTO...
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