Environment
23 Nov
Moved by the need to combat deforestation and promote environmental conservation, the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF), in partnership with the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), has initiated a transformative afforestation and natural resource management initiative to rejuvenate the Ajingi Forest Reserve located in Kano State, Northwest Nigeria. At the core of this initiative, lies…
20 Nov
A major new report published finds that Nigeria and 19 other oil producing countries plan to produce around 110 per cent more fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C, and 69 per cent more than would be consistent with 2°C. This comes despite 151 national governments having pledged to achieve net-zero emissions and the latest…
20 Nov
As part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Federal Government has urged the Rivers State Government to fulfill its part of agreement towards ending open defecation by the year 2030.
13 Nov
Stakeholders in the environment sector have called for articulate and strategic plans that would address the nation’s climate change crisis in terms of adaptation and mitigation at the forthcoming Conference of the Parties, (COP28), in the United Arab Emirates.
6 Nov
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s electricity sector have bemoaned the slow pace of growth in electricity access, especially using decentralised renewable energy solutions.
6 Nov
Despite the clear signs of accelerating climate risks and impacts worldwide, the adaptation finance gap is widening and now stands at between $194 billion and $366 billion per year.
6 Nov
A Lagos-based lawyer and son of the late Michael Ashikodi Agbamuche (SAN), former Attorney General of the Federation, Chief Michael Agbamuche has accused Our Saviour Anglican Church, Surulere of violating the Lagos State land grabbing law by occupying his bequeathed property.....
30 Oct
Stakeholders in the paint industry have decried the hazardous effect of lead paint pigment in humans, especially in children, and resolved to eliminate it from the country.
30 Oct
New research released recently by the University College of London finds that climate finance is not reaching countries most in need, jeopardising trust between rich and poor nations.
30 Oct
Worried by dwindling fortunes of natural resources, experts have urged Nigerians to preserve the nation’s ecosystem and promote wildlife conservation. The Chair, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Wildlife Park, Prof. Olajumoke Morenikeji, led the call in an interview with The Guardian in Ibadan, Oyo State. She explained that preserving wildlife is crucial for ecological balance, biodiversity,…
23 Oct 2023
The Lagos State Government has advised residents on the need to reduce single-use plastics and encourage reusable ones which are eco-friendly and devoid of environmental nuisance.
23 Oct 2023
A new research released recently by the University College of London finds that climate finance is not reaching countries most in need, jeopardising trust between rich and poor nations.
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The Police in Edo State have arrested a suspected cultist who had been on the wanted list of the police and 20 others for various crimes in the state.
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Rising concerns over the enormous powers of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) underscore the exigency for holistic reform of the Nigerian justice system.
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As part of efforts to promote environmental literacy and encourage reading culture among children, the National Library of Nigeria (NLN), in partnership with Zacchaeus Onumba Dibiaezue Memorial Library (ZODML), has unveiled a ‘green library’ to transform the traditional library experience.
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President of the Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators (CATA) and chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, has called for increased capacity building to enhance tax administration processes among members of the global body.
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Namtira Bwala, the bullied student of Lead British International School, Abuja, has urged the school authorities to immediately investigate and pronounce stiffest possible sanctions in the student’s rule book on the perpetrators, identified as Maryam Hassan, Miss Faliya and nine other students.
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National oil companies in Africa, financiers and global players, yesterday in Cape Town, South Africa moved to unlock barriers to existing oil and gas projects across the continent amid a $1.5 trillion investment portfolio.
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Rights and responsibilities are the twin words that best describe the inception and the increasing impact of digital technology, a major strand of which is the dynamic contemporary telecommunication services.
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The recently held 13th Convocation Ceremony of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) may have come and gone, its memories will linger for a long time to come.
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Nigeria’s youth bulge is a demographic powerhouse. But are our secondary schools preparing them to harness it? The current system often graduates students into a frustrating limbo – qualified but lacking the industry-specific skills for the jobs of tomorrow.
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Due to its strategic function as an interventionist agency in the South-South region, the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has said that the commission is marred with so much distrust and suspicion by residents.