Environment
12 Feb
The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal has called for collaboration among stakeholders to address climate change and reclaim land lost to desertification in the northern parts of the country.
5 Feb
The Lagos State government has said that energy, waste, and transportation sectors are the highest emitters of Greenhouse Gases (GHG), which contribute to climate change, poses a severe threat to the well-being of residents and the economy of the state.
5 Feb
The Federal Government has assured residents in the oil-polluted Niger Delta that its mangrove restoration programme will tackle climate change in the region.
4 Feb
A constant question I have received as a youth activist falls along the lines of “What is all this craze about environmental conservation, Net-Zero goals, and the color green? It doesn’t affect my life so why should I care?” But look at our streets, clogged with plastic bags and styrofoam remnants, breeding grounds for disease…
29 Jan
Ogun State government has assured Lafarge Africa Plc of continued collaboration with the private sector in addressing the challenges of sustainable economic growth and job creation.
29 Jan
A development advisory group, AfriCatalyst, has urged African leaders to develop a framework for issuing African Methane Abatement Bonds (AMAB). This urgent appeal was made at the latest launch of AfriCatalyst’s groundbreaking
22 Jan
When Justice Okokon Essien of the Magistrate Court in Akamkpa Town of Cross River State sentenced 14 miners recently to six months imprisonment for illegal mining and other offences in the state's National Park
22 Jan
Environmentalists in the Niger Delta region have raised concerns over a plan by Shell to sell its Nigerian onshore subsidiary to a consortium of domestic and international oil companies for $2.8 billion.
22 Jan
The Lagos State government has reinforced the need for stakeholders’ collaboration and behavioural change among citizens to reduce climate change effects.
22 Jan
A new study has found out that only eight states, namely include Nasarawa, Plateau, Yobe, Jigawa, Anambra, Ebonyi, Ondo, and Ogun have budgetary allocation for climate project programmes and activities last year, while 13 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have climate change action plans.
15 Jan
Female engineers have said despite existing biases against women, opportunities still abound for them to excel in engineering fields, if they work hard and imbibe relevant skills. Immediate past Chairman, Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers (NIMechE), Mrs. Funmilade Akingbagbohun, stated this at a forum organised by Association of Professional Women Engineers (APWEN) Southwest zone, entitled:…
15 Jan
With the yearly average global temperature fast approaching the critical threshold of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, last year officially smashed the global temperature record, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) confirmed last week.