By Henry Oladele A Professor of Chemistry, Lagos State University (LASU), Prof. Kafeelah Yusuf, has called for stronger water governance and stricter environmental regulations to ensure sustainable development and protect public health. Yusuf made the call on Tuesday while delivering the 123rd LASU Inaugural Lecture entitled, “Preserving Blue to StayContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nur Tijani The National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) says it has commenced full relocation of its operational headquarters to Kano following a directive from the Presidency through the Minister. The Director-General of the agency, Alhaji Saleh Abubakar, disclosed this during an inspection and handover exerciseContinue Reading
By Adesewa George The WASH Systems for Health (WS4H) Programme, implemented by Self Help Africa, has expanded access to safe water and sanitation services for more than 320,000 people in Kano and Cross River States. The organisation disclosed this on Tuesday at the WS4H National Results and Learning Workshop inContinue Reading
By Patricia Amogu The Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria (REAN) says it has strengthened collaboration with the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to enhance quality control and enforcement frameworks. Mr Oisereime Lloyd-Dietake, the Head of Communications, REAN, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the collaboration would also involveContinue Reading
By Doris Esa The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) says the newly introduced National Environmental (Plastic Waste Control) Regulations 2026 will reduce plastic pollution, strengthen producer responsibility and drive the transition to a circular economy in Nigeria’s plastics sector. The Director-General of NESREA, Prof. Innocent Barikor, saidContinue Reading
By Douglas Okoro Torrential rainfall and the accompanying windstorm, on Saturday night, destroyed farmlands and people’s shops in Abakaliki and Akpoha Community in Afikpo North LGA of Ebonyi. The over four-hour rainfall caused severe flooding on the Abakaliki–Afikpo Expressway, submerging farmlands and destroying crops worth millions of naira. A cross-sectionContinue Reading
The Lagos State Government has inaugurated a Special Task Force to monitor bus stops, garages, lay-bys and other public spaces against indiscriminate waste dumping as part of efforts to improve environmental sanitation across the state.Continue Reading
By Tosin Kolade Six distinguished environmental leaders were inducted into the Nigeria Environmental Sustainability Hall of Fame at the 2026 Nigeria Environmental Sustainability Merit Awards (NESMA) held in Abuja. The induction coincided with the recognition of Lagos, Akwa Ibom and Jigawa as the top-performing states in environmental governance. The inducteesContinue Reading
The Lagos State Government has called for stronger partnerships between vulnerable cities and international institutions to address the growing impacts of climate change.Continue Reading
The Federal Government and stakeholders have called for increased green financing, stronger environmental governance and sustainable investments to address climate change, create jobs and accelerate economic growth in Nigeria. The call was made at the Nigeria Environmental Summit (NESt 2026) held in Abuja with the theme: “Unlocking Nigeria’s Green Economy:Continue Reading
