By Usman Aliyu Environmental stakeholders have raised alarm over ongoing carbon offset projects in Nigeria, calling them a dangerous form of modern exploitation that undermines local communities and ecosystems. The stakeholders, comprising advocates and forest community leaders, voiced their concerns in Benin during a dialogue organised by the Health ofContinue Reading
By Akpan Glory The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has been honoured with the 2024 Service Delivery Award by Blueprint Newspaper for his outstanding contributions to public service and sectoral reforms. The award was presented on Tuesday during the newspaper’s Public Lecture, Impact Series, and AwardsContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has issued a fresh flood alert for 28 states and the FCT. The agency warned of a high risk of flooding in over 739 communities and 162 Local Government Areas between Tuesday and Aug. 5. This is contained in a statementContinue Reading
By Peter Uwumarogie Malam Khalid Umar, a public convenience owner in Gombe State, says he has successfully built a house and currently earns over N150,000 monthly from operating his facilities in Gombe metropolis. Umar, who made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in GombeContinue Reading
The Director General of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), Chukwuemeka Woke, has called for stronger institutional ties with the Nigeria Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC). Woke, during a courtesy visit to NAIC Managing Director, Yasid Danfulani, on Monday in Abuja, said that the move was aimedContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), says with right investments and frameworks, Nigeria can generate four million tonnes of green ammonia annually by 2060. Ammonia is an inorganic chemical compound of nitrogen and hydrogen used in making fertilisers. ItsContinue Reading
By Diana Omueza The Federal Government says desertification and land degradation have impacted the livelihoods of more than 40 million Nigerians and affected 43 per cent of the country’s landmass, approximately 923,000 square kilometres. The Minister of Environment, Mr Balarabe Lawal, said this on Friday in Abuja at a NationalContinue Reading
By Hajara Leman The Gombe State government says it has initiated an innovative approach to transform faecal sludge management (FSM) to enhance wealth creation and environmental sustainability. Alhaji Mohammed Fawu, Commissioner for Water, Environment and Forest Resources, said this during a faecal sludge management sensitisation exercise in Kwami Village, KwamiContinue Reading
By Peter Uwumarogie The Gombe State Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project has distributed energy-efficient cooking stoves to communities around the Federal College of Education (Technical), Gombe. The beneficiary communities are those where erosion control projects had earlier been implemented. Speaking during the distribution exercise in Gombe, the ACReSALContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), in collaboration with other stakeholders, has demonstrated commitment by providing evidence-informed policy advice to guide in developing regulatory framework for carbon market. Prof. Oguejiofo Ujam, Acting Vice-Chancellor, UNN, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja, at a Dissemination and Stakeholders’ Workshop onContinue Reading
