By Martha Agas The Federal Government has ordered illegal miners to immediately vacate all mining sites in Zamfara following the confirmation of an outbreak of lead poisoning in Bungudu Local Government Area. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, gave the warning in a statement by his SpecialContinue Reading
By Joy Mbachi Clean Nigeria, Use the Toilet Campaign Conference, says only 142 Local Government Areas out of the 744 Local Government Areas, (LGAs) in Nigeria have been certified open defecation free by the Federal Government. Mrs Chizoma Opara, the National Coordinator of the conference, disclosed this at a one-dayContinue Reading
By Mercy Omoike The Lagos State Government is to set up a material recovery facility at Badagry in an effort to boost waste management. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, disclosed this in an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
By Mercy Omoike Some Ondo-based environmentalists have taken the advocacy on the importance of wildlife conservation and waste-to-wealth creativities to Lagos State. The Ondo State Goodwill Ambassador for Environment, Ms Olayemi Olapeju, at an art exhibition on Monday, urged Nigerians to desist from killing wildlife for food. Olapeju said theContinue Reading
By Mercy Omoike The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) says the state will generate up to $2.5 billion annually from circular economy when adequately harnessed. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of LAWMA, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) inContinue Reading
By Onyeje Abutu-Joel President Bola Tinubu on Thursday inaugurated the upgrade of the Buruku-Gboko water supply project, valued at ₦18.8 billion. The project, located in Ameladu, Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State, is a major underground water collection site in the region. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reportsContinue Reading
By Mercy Omoike The Foundation for a Better Foundation (FABE foundation) has trained over 30,000 schoolchildren in environmental sustainability skills through its EcoschoolNg project introduced in 2016. The founder, FABE foundation and convener of the EcoschoolNg project, Mrs Temitope Okunnu, said this at the project’s 2024 closeout ceremony on ThursdayContinue Reading
By Fabian Ekeruche The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday paid a courtesy visit to the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) to deepen waste management advocacy. The NAN delegation, led by Mrs Ifeyinwa Omowole, Head of Lagos Editorial Operations, was received at the LAWMA headquarters by its Managing Director, DrContinue Reading
By Akpan Glory The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Nigeria, in partnership with Mondial FNV, and three Labour unions, has unveiled the ‘Just Transition Project’, a major step toward safeguarding workers’ rights in Nigeria’s evolving energy sector. The unions are; Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), National Union of ElectricityContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) on Monday sought stakeholders’ partnership to enhance climate-resilient economy globally. Its Director-General, Prof. Charles Anosike, made the call in Abuja at the commemoration of the 2025 World Meteorological Day themed “Closing the Early Warning Gaps Together”. Anosike said such partnership would ensure thatContinue Reading
