By Tosin Kolade Stakeholders have urged the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to urgently implement a coordinated sanitation and services plan for satellite communities like Mpape, where more than 30 per cent of residents lack access to toilets. This formed part of the key recommendations arising from a meeting heldContinue Reading
By Fabian Ekeruche The Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) has organised a high-level training workshop to build stakeholder capacity on the newly approved Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) for air conditioners in Nigeria. The training was done in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Standards Organisation ofContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua The Federal Ministry of Environment has restated its commitment to deal decisively with plastic pollution in order to have a cleaner, greener and more resilient environment. Malam Balarabe Lawal, Minister of Environment, said this on Tuesday in Abuja at an event to commemorate the 2025 World EnvironmentContinue Reading
By Olawunmi Ashafa Dr Patience Oniha, Director-General of the DMO, says Nigeria is taking a significant step in tackling climate change with the issuance of a N50 billion Sovereign Green Bond. Oniha said this at an investors meeting for the Series III Sovereign Green Bond issuance on Monday in Lagos.Continue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi Dr Chinwoke Ifeanyi-Obi, a researcher and lecturer at the University of Port Harcourt, has developed a Gender-Responsive Smart Monitor (G-SMART) tool to track gender inclusion in agricultural adaptation initiatives. Ifeanyi-Obi, the university’s Acting Head of the Department of Agriculture Extension and Development Service, said the tool aimedContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The GreenHubAfrica Foundation, an NGO, has unveiled a Climate Action SuperHeroes (CASH) Youth Network, a digital-first platform, to train and empower 50,000 young change makers on climate-smart innovation and circular-economy enterprises. GreenHubAfrica, which promotes environmental sustainability, inaugurated the network on Saturday in Abuja at the commemoration ofContinue Reading
By Fabian Ekeruche The Sustainable Research and Action for Environmental Development (SRADev Nigeria) has released its five-year Plastic Brand Audit Report, spotlighting top corporate plastic polluters in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Brand Audit which was unveiled at a media event in Lagos, isContinue Reading
By Fabian Ekeruche Ahead of the Bonn Climate Conference SB62 in Germany, 12 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) from across African, Europe and Russia have released a report on the growing number of African nations considering nuclear energy as part of their overall energy mix. This is contained in a statementContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya The North South Power Foundation (NSPF) has donated essential food items worth millions of Naira to victims of the recent flood disaster in Mokwa, Niger state Mr Hassan Abdullahi, Consultant on Corporate Social Responsibility for the foundation, disclosed this while handling the items to Niger governmentContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya The National Orientation Agency (NOA) says it has begun sensitisation campaign to communities to prevent future occurrence and mitigate its impact on residents. The Director General of NOA, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, disclosed this during a sympathy visit to victims of the recent flood disaster in Mokwa,Continue Reading
