Environment
18 Oct
Amid growing impact of climate change, stakeholders have advocated the need to control population growth in Lagos to limit threats posed by climate change.
18 Oct
The High-Level Segment of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP-15) closed last week with the adoption of the Kunming Declaration, where parties to the Convention, including Nigeria committed to develop, adopt and implement an effective post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
11 Oct
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) and Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) are trading words over the discovery of an alleged toxic waste dumpsite...
11 Oct
The first-ever appraisal on restoring Africa’s forests and landscapes, launched during the Africa Climate Week 2021, has revealed that more needs to be done to fully tap the enormous opportunity...
11 Oct
The Centre for Climate Change and Development at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike (CCCD-AEFUNAI) has joined Allied for Climate Transformation by 2025...
4 Oct
To achieve sustainable urbanisation that offers opportunities for better living conditions without adversely affecting the natural environment, the global community will this morning
4 Oct
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has disclosed that the proposed highway concession would be the largest ever undertaken on the African continent, if successful
4 Oct
New multi-billion-dollar commitments to increase renewables, access to electricity and clean cooking technologies were recently announced at a critical UN energy summit
30 Sep
An Abuja-based Estate developer and promoter of Ketti Green Smart City, Mr. Moses Ayom, has backed President Muhammadu Buhari’s position at the 76th session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States of America. This was as world leaders intensify efforts at deepening a global consensus on development options that can protect…
27 Sep
A waste management arm of Lafarge Africa Plc, Geocycle, has partnered with the Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA) in a cleaning exercise at Bariga market in Lagos.
27 Sep
The Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor, said the Federal Government is committed to phase out hydro fluorocarbons (HFCs), a potent GreenHouseGas (GHGs), used as refrigerants.
27 Sep
The Borno State Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and WaterAid have advocated for a water policy in the state.
27 Sep
Worried by the depletion of Nigeria’s wildlife, a conservation organisation, WildAid has called for more education of consumers on the dangers involved in consuming wildlife.
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The Federal Government and some Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have decried increasing cases of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) against women and girls in spite of the domestication of extant laws in the country. They also expressed concern over harmful traditional practices against women and girls when there are laws against such practices. These stakeholders…
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The Nigeria National Polio Plus Committee (NNPPC) has advised Nigerian parents to continue to get their children immunised against polio despite the fact that the country was certified polio-free by the WHO in 2020.