By Nathan Nwakamma The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) says it is advancing climate-smart agriculture and forest restoration in communities across Bayelsa. The Climate Change Lead at the NCF, Mr Shittu Usman, said this on Friday in Yenagoa at a stakeholder’s meeting on “Catalysing Local Action for Climate Justice in Nigeria”.Continue Reading
No fewer than 10 persons were rescued alive on Thursday after a storey building collapsed at Alakija Bus Stop, Satellite Town, along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.
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The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has intensified waste evacuation and environmental cleanup operations across several parts of Lagos State.Continue Reading
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
