By Justina Auta Stakeholders have mobilised youths, park users and community actors in a major clean-up exercise at Gwagwalada Park, Area 1, Abuja, on Tuesday. The exercise aimed to strengthen plastic waste management and improve environmental sanitation in the Federal Capital Territory through community participation and awareness. The exercise wasContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua Africa holds 60 per cent of the world’s best solar resources, yet the continent currently accounts for only a tiny fraction of global installed capacity and clean energy investment. Dr Michael David, the Executive Director of the Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP) inContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Rotary E-Club of One Nigeria on Saturday partnered with the People Planet and Peace Foundation to plant mangrove trees at Akodo Ise in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State. Mr Seun Agboola, Charter President of the Club, said the initiative was aimed at tackling flooding, high salinity, coastal wavesContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF) has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently sign the Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill, 2025 into law. The foundation in a statement issued on Saturday to celebrate the 2026 World Biodiversity Day, warned that Nigeria’s biodiversity was facing unprecedented threats.Continue Reading
By Talatu Maiwada The National Council of Women’s Societies (NCWS) has trained over 500 women in briquette production to combat deforestation in Adamawa. The president of NCWS, Mrs Edna Azura, disclosed this at a one-day training workshop on Friday in Hong Local Government Area (LGA). Azura said the training, supportedContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Ogun Ministry of Environment says it is targeting cleaner air by strengthening environmental policies to mitigate carbon emissions. The Commissioner for Environment in the state, Mr Ola Oresanya, disclosed this when he received a team of Climate Beyond Borders Caravan (CBBC) in his office on Thursday.Continue Reading
Residents of low-income communities in Lagos say worsening heat conditions are exposing stark inequalities in access to decent housing, reliable electricity and cooling systems.Continue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Minister of Youth Development, Mr Ayodele Wisdom, has affirmed the Federal Government’s readiness to advance youth empowerment to mitigate climate change. Wisdom said this on Monday at the opening of the Climate Beyond Borders Caravan’s (CBBC) capacity building workshop in Abuja. The News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Adesewa George The Society for Water and Sanitation (NEWSAN) has called for stronger sustainability measures, institutional reforms and increased private sector participation to improve Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services in Nigeria. The National Coordinator of NEWSAN, Mr Attah Benson, made the call during an advocacy visit to theContinue Reading
Some Lagos residents have adopted survival strategies to cope with food inflation and epileptic power supply in the state.Continue Reading
