Dr Mustapha Lamorde, Executive Director, Health, Safety, Environment and Community (HSEC), Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), at the UN Climate Change Conference 2023 (COP28) in Dubai, UAE

By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says the NMDPRA Industry Sustainability Initiative (NISI) will create over 575 billion dollars in capital investment opportunities for Nigeria, through decarbonisation of operations. The NMDPRA, while hosting a session on “Nigeria’s Pathway to Energy Sustainability and NMDPRA’s Role”Continue Reading

  By Angela Atabo Children Parliament and Save the Children International (SCI), Nigeria, have called for deliberate action and adequate investments to mitigate the effects of climate change in Nigeria, especially on children. They made the call in Abuja on Thursdays, ahead of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference orContinue Reading

The unveiling of the Report on Nigeria Flood Impact, Recovery and Mitigation Assessment

By Oke0ghene Akubuike The Statistician-General of the Federation, Prince Adeyemi Adeniran on Wednesday unveiled the Nigeria Flood Impact, Recovery and Mitigation Assessment Report aimed at assessing the impact of 2022 floods on households. Adeniran, while speaking at the occasion, said the survey report was a collaboration between the National BureauContinue Reading

By Tosin Kolade The Organised Private Sector in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (OPS-WASH) has officially announced an expansion of its Board of Directors and outlined ambitious plans for 2024. Schael Igwe, Global Business Director, OPS-WASH Nigeria, in a statement on Wednesday, said the group was poised for impactful growth withContinue Reading

By Tosin Kolade The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation on Wednesday underscored the pivotal role played by Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in enhancing transparency and accountability in water and sanitation projects across the country. This was the thrust at the Sensitisation Workshop on CSOs role in the SustainableContinue Reading

Environment affected by oil spill

By Angela Atabo A civil society organisation, Connected Development (CODE), and the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) have strengthened their partnership towards achieving cleaner environment in oil-producing communities. Mr Kingsley Agu, Community Engagement Director, CODE, made this known while he led a delegation of CODE to theContinue Reading

By Abigael Joshua The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) says it will provide guidance and requisite support to superstores to ensure that the importation of genetically modified products is in line with stipulated standards. Dr Agnes Asagbra, Director-General, NBMA, communicated this at a meeting with superstores operators on Friday inContinue Reading