By Abigael Joshua Environment stakeholders have called for the urgent need to address threat to ocean and aquatic lives, in order to sustain biodiversity in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region. The stakeholders made the call on Monday in Abuja at the ECOWAS Marine Biodiversity of AreasContinue Reading
By Sani Idris The Centre for Water and Environment Development (CWED), on Monday, donated sanitary items to some public schools in Kaduna to promote toilet hygiene and end open defecation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the items, donated in commemoration of the 2023 World Toilet Day, included:Continue Reading
By Abigael Joshua Stakeholders convened on Friday in Abuja to elevate green growth policies and documents in the ongoing battle against climate change. Mr Steve Abu, the National Network Coordinator of the Climate and Sustainable Development Network (CSDevNet), highlighted the significance of the workshop on Policy Development, emphasising its roleContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua and Tosin Kolade The Federal Government on Thursday called for collective action and partnerships to address the escalating challenge of open defecation, as 48 million Nigerians still practice it. This was the thrust at a joint news conference between the Ministries of Water Resources and Sanitation andContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua Members of the State Forestry Department of Poland say they are eager to partner with the National Park Service on forestry and its value-chain. The group communicated this during a courtesy visit on Dr Ibrahim Goni, Conservator-General, National Park Service, on Wednesday in Abuja. Adam Rek, whoContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua Climate change stakeholders are strategising on how to address contemporary issues and reduce carbon emissions in Nigeria ahead of the forthcoming CoP 28. The stakeholders spoke on Wednesday in Abuja at Nigeria’s Long-term Low Emissions Development Strategy Stakeholders’ Workshop organised by the National Council on Climate ChangeContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The German Government has pledged 20 million euros for the management of transboundary water resources and adaptation to climate change in the Niger Basin member countries for 2024. The nine Niger Basin Authority (NBA) countries are: Niger, Benin, Chad, Guinea, Mali, Cameroon, Cote D’ivoire, Burkina Faso andContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh COP28 President designate, Dr Sultan Al-Jaber and the EU Climate Commissioner, Wopke Hoekstra on Monday in Brussels underscored the need to fast track practical actions on climate change. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two leaders released a joint statement outlining several key elements thatContinue Reading
By Grace Alegba The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Agency, otherwise called the Lagos State Task Force, has raised the alarm over the incidence of illegal shanties development and its effects in the state. The Chairman of the agency, CSP Shola Jejeloye, in anContinue Reading
By Reporters The Mi-Yetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has called for adequate budgetary allocation to boost the livestock economy. Baba Ngelzarma, National President of the association, made this appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Ngelzarma said it wasContinue Reading
