‘Weak and insufficient’ progress made towards disaster risk reduction
Global progress towards disaster risk management has been weak and insufficient, putting at risk the 2030 Sustainable Development…
ITU makes $100B funding plea to push digital inclusion
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) set a target of raising $100 billion from the public and private sectors…
Pledge raises £8m for decarbonisation platform
Climate tech startup Pledge has raised £8m in Series A funding to develop its decarbonisation software, which aims…
Court rejects challenges to FERC approval of Alaska Gasline plan
A federal appeals court has rejected the objections of environmental advocacy groups to the approval given by the…
BT to slash tens of thousands from workforce
BT Group became the latest European operator to reveal large-scale job cuts as it continues efforts to slim…
TotalEnergies plans battery energy storage farm at Antwerp refining complex
TotalEnergies is collocating what will become Belgium’s first battery-based energy storage system at its 338,000-b/d integrated refining and…
Senate orders CBN to release N330.5bn airlines trapped funds
The Nigerian Senate has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to release N330.5billion about $717,478,606 in airline…
FEC approves concession of Abuja, Kano airports
. Authorises $4.7b Ondo, Snake Island, Burutu ports development, others The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday, approved the…
AfDB approves $11.7m for access to fertilizers for African farmers
The African Development Bank approved an $11.7 million budgetary allocation to the African Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) for…
Ghana raises electricity tariffs by more than 18%
Ghana has raised the average end-user tariff for electricity by 18.36% for the second quarter of 2023, adding…