By Usman Aliyu The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) on Thursday in Benin convened a workshop for stakeholders towards addressing the poor waste management in Edo. Addressing the participants, the Executive Director, ERA/FoEN, Mr Chima Williams, said the workshop, anchored on ‘zero waste’, was necessary due toContinue Reading
Executive Director, Dr Momoh Olusola alongside, Dr Olatunji Abdulaziz along side teachers and pupils of Day Spring School Kubwa a Sensitisation Champaign on oral health hygiene By Patricia Amogu Centre for School Health Education and Environmental Hygiene (CSHEEH), an NGO, says it is working closely with Unilever to integrateContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola A marine scientist, Dr Roland Uwadiae, says Nigeria should strive to overcome water scarcity which constitutes a threat to water security. Uwadiae, Associate Professor, Department of Marine Sciences, University of Lagos, said this during the World Water Day organised by CWAY Group on Wednesday in Lagos.Continue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The Federal Government, in partnership with the Atmosfair, a German company on Tuesday revealed plans to distribute one million ‘Save80 Clean Cookstoves’ annually to curtail the use of firewoods by 80 per cent. The Director-General of National Council on Climate Change, Dr Salisu Dahiru, made the disclosureContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua Abuja, March 20, 2023 (NAN) The Society for Planet and Prosperity (SPP), an Abuja -based NGO, has urged the incoming government to tackle climate crisis with top 11 Net Zero and Economic Development Measures. Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke, the President, Society for Planet and Prosperity (SPP), said thisContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni Stakeholders have expressed commitment in providing technical assistance to facilitate implementation of National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) across the country. The stakeholders in environment and agriculture fields, said this at a workshop on Climate Adaptation Support Program (CASP), organised by AKADEMIYA2063, in Abuja on Friday. KADEMIYA2063 is anContinue Reading
By Adebola Adegoke/Mariam Akande The National Association of Charcoal Producers, Dealers, Exporters and Afforestation of Nigeria (NACPDEAN) and stakeholders have stressed the need for aggressive afforestation and reforestation in sustaining the charcoal sub-sector. They made the call at a stakeholders consultative meeting with government agencies organised by NACPDEAN, onContinue Reading
By Doris Esa The Federal Government says it is stepping up efforts aimed at adopting global best practices in Nigeria’s Animal Welfare Strategy. Dr Musa Inuwa, the Overseeing Director, Department of Veterinary and Pest Control Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, (FMARD), stated this on Thursday in Abuja, atContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP), an NGO, has called on Nigerians to vote for candidates who have clear policies to tackle climate crises for a better future. Mr David Terungwa, Executive Director, GIFSEP and Africa Coordinator, Citizens Climate International, said this in anContinue Reading
By Grace Alegba The Association of Private Practicing Surveyors of Nigeria (APPSN) has called for skills upgrade and adoption of technology, for advancement of the profession and the nation. APPSN, a subgroup of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS), Lagos State Branch made the call at its 2023 AnnualContinue Reading
