By Akpan Glory The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NiHSA) says member countries of the Niger Basin Authority (NBA) stand to benefit from its collaboration with the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) on the International Transboundary Aquifer System (ITAS) project. Mr Umar Mohammed, Director-General of NiHSA, said this in Abuja atContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje/Angela Atabo The Country Director of Search for Common Ground, Mr About Ouattara, on Thursday said that carbon offset initiatives could offer a practical solution to the triple challenges facing the Niger Delta. He identified these challenges as pollution, poverty, and violence, noting that a well-structured carbon marketContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Federal Government has said that achieving an Open Defecation-Free (ODF) Nigeria will depend largely on behavioural and attitudinal change among citizens, backed by community ownership of sanitation practices. Mrs Elizabeth Ugoh, Director of Water Quality Control and Sanitation at the Federal Ministry of Water Resources andContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua Some stakeholders gathered in Abuja on Wednesday to push for reduced carbon emissions due to the dangers they pose to public health and the environment. They emphasised collective action toward cutting carbon emissions at the World Decarbonisation Day, with the theme ‘Accelerating Decarbonisation for a Climate SecureContinue Reading
By Mercy Omoike The Federal Ministry of Environment has inaugurated a Systems House at Vitapur Plc to optimise the use of ozone- and climate-friendly polyurethane systems. The facility was inaugurated on Tuesday in Lagos, with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reportsContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade Residents of Wuse Zone 6 District in the FCT have raised concern over broken sewer lines, overflowing refuse and persistent leakages from water pipes across several streets. They warned that these issues could worsen pollution and pose serious health hazards. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reportsContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade Residents of Wuse Zone six in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of the FCT have raised alarm over alleged contaminated water running from their taps. Complaints over polluted water in the Wuse zone six axis of AMAC have intensified in recent weeks, with several residents reportingContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NiHSA) has warned of possible flooding in 107 local government areas (LGAs) across 29 states and the FCT between Sept. 1 and Sept.15. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the advisory, issued on Monday in Abuja, is based on projectionsContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade Dr Abdulmumini Zaria, Executive Director of the Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC), has pledged to make community and domestic water supply the top priority in Nigeria’s water allocation policy. Zaria, who assumed duty at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja on Monday, said industries and companiesContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu The National Association of Charcoal Producers, Dealers, Exporters and Afforestation of Nigeria (NACPDEAN) has called for strict enforcement of regulations and total compliance with sectoral guidelines to achieve progress. Its President, Mr Edu Babatunde, made the appeal at a stakeholders’ meeting on “Charcoal Value Chain Development inContinue Reading
