By Gabriel Agbeja Climate communities have advocated a unified vision for the protection of world’s vital ecosystems from oceans and coastal zones to forests and the biodiversity that sustains life and livelihoods. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday by the COP30 Communications Team, after the COP30 presidency thematicContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Customs Officers Wives Association (COWA) has announced plans to plant 5,000 trees across 50 Nigerian border communities. The initiative marks a major step toward promoting climate action in border areas. The programme is designed to strengthen environmental resilience in some of the country’s most vulnerable regions,Continue Reading
By Tosin Kolade Vice President Kashim Shettima has called for urgent and coordinated efforts to expand access to safe sanitation across the country, warning that poor sanitation continues to threaten public health and economic growth. Shettima made the call on Monday in Abuja at the maiden National Sanitation Conference themedContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja SISTME, a climate change and biodiversity conservation consulting firm based in Argentina, has offered to connect countries, institutions with international climate finance opportunities. The Director of the firm, Mr Martin Dellavedova, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigerian (NAN) on the sidelinesContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The UNESCO, in Abeokuta, has committed to continued support for Ogun State Government on biodiversity businesses for sustainable livelihoods and conservation of the state’s biosphere reserve. Dr Jean-Paul Abiaga, Head of Office, UNESCO, Abuja and Representative of UNESCO in Nigeria, made the commitment during a courtesy visitContinue Reading
By Doris Esa The Federal Government says it is collaborating with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on waste management reforms in Nigeria. Prof. Innocent Barikor, the Director-General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) stated this at a workshop on waste management reforms in Nigeria onContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice-President Kashim Shettima has tasked global leaders on taking “reasonable action” and moving from pledges to performance in tackling climate change. Shettima made the call at the opening of the Heads of State Summit at the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP 30), in Belém, Brazil. He alsoContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua Mr Osilama Braimah, Director of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), has retired after a meritorious 35 years of service. Braimah described his years of service as worthwhile, during a pull-out ceremony organised by the agency’s staff. “I worked with different ministers and the challenges each timeContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The Federal Government has implored the international community to significantly increase global financing to protect and restore nature’s economic value through predictable, equitable and accessible funding mechanisms. The Vice-President, Sen. Kashim Shettima, made the demand in Belém, Brazil, at a high-level thematic session titled “Climate and Nature:Continue Reading
By Olaitan Idris/Aderonke Ojediran The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable growth and coastal resilience at the 11th Lagos International Climate Change Summit. The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said this at the opening ceremony of the summit on Thursday in Lagos. The summit had theContinue Reading
