By Muhammad Nasir Bashir The Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project has concluded plans to drill solar powered boreholes and establish tree nurseries in five local government areas of Jigawa. The State Project Coordinator, Yahaya Muhammad, told newsmen on Monday in Dutse that the boreholes would be drilled inContinue Reading
By Busayo Onijala Kenise Hill, Deputy Political and Economic Chief, U.S. Consulate, says including women in climate action will help create a more sustainable and equitable future for all. Hill said this in a statement made available by the consulate to newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. She said the consulateContinue Reading
By Leonard Okachie The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday commenced distribution of relief materials to persons affected by windstorm and flood disasters in Abia communities. Head, NEMA Owerri Operations Office, Mr Ifeanyi Nnaji, said during the flag off in Umuahia, that the disasters occurred in some communities inContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Federal Government on Thursday, warned against illegal mining activities and urged for strong collaboration with relevant stakeholders for sustainable development across the country. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Mary Ogbe, gave the warning while Inuagurating new National Executive Council of theContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Federal Government, on Monday, reiterated its commitment to collaborating with state governments to ensure elimination of illegal mining activities across the country. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Mary Ogbe, stated this when the Governor of Taraba, Dr Agbu Kefas, visited the ministryContinue Reading
By Fabian Ekeruche KPMG Nigeria, a global network of professional firms providing audit, tax and advisory services and the African Clean-up Initiative (ACI), have restated their commitments to environmental sustainability. They expressed the commitment on the sideline of a clean-up exercise at Oniru Beach, Victoria Island, Lagos. MrContinue Reading
By Kazeem Akande Hatch PeMr Francis Nwapa, the Managing Director (MD) of Hatch Pest Control and Environmental Service Ltd., has urged all tiers of government to redirect malaria elimination interventions from curative to preventive approaches. Nwapa made the call at a three-day community mosquito control intervention programme for pregnantContinue Reading
By Fabian Ekeruche Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke, Director, Center for Climate Change and Development, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ebonyi, has called for the domestication of climate change policies in states across the nation. Okereke, a climate change and development expert, made the call in an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
By Ikenna Osuoha Ms May Ikokwu, Chief Executive Officer, Save Our Heritage Initiative (SOHI), has advocated intensified planting of trees to not only reduce soil erosion but conserve ecosystem. Ikokwu made the call in on Thursday in Abuja an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in commemoration ofContinue Reading
By Fabian Ekeruche The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has held its stakeholders review on the draft National Environmental (Plastic Waste Control) Regulations 2023. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the consultation which was held on Thursday in Lagos was attended by representativesContinue Reading
