Environment
2 days ago
The Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAMN) has inaugurated the Oyo State Chapter, tasking it to take charge of its destiny in conformity with the ethics of the association.
2 days ago
The President, Board of Trustees of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), Chief Philip Asiodu, has urged stakeholders in the environmental sector to improve efforts at protecting the natural world
25 Jul
The five-day UN Ocean Conference ended last week with more than 150 countries, including Nigeria, collectively agreeing to scale up science-based and innovative actions
25 Jul
As countries work towards the elimination of lead and its components in paint production due to its adverse effect on the health of man and animals, Nigeria must be at the forefront
25 Jul
Stakeholders have intensified efforts at reclaiming the erosion site at Urunnebo, Enugwu-Ukwu Community in Njikoka council of Anambra state with planting of various trees.
25 Jul
As human-wildlife conflicts, poaching, illegal grazing and logging persists, most endangered species in Nigeria are left on the brink of extinction, says Nigerian Conservation Foundation
11 Jul
The Lagos State Government through the State Parks and Gardens Agency (LASPARK) has disclosed plans to commemorate this year’s Tree Planting Day with the simultaneous planting of trees
11 Jul
World Sustainability Organisation (WSO) has called for responsible fishing to protect endangered marine lives and an end to the consumption of sea turtles.
27 Jun
Ewah Eleri is the Executive Director, International Centre for Energy, Environment & Development (ICEED) and top member of the Nigerian Alliance for Clean Cookstoves (NACC), a public private partnership.
27 Jun
Today’s crippling spikes in energy prices underscore the urgency and the benefits for African countries of accelerating the scale up of cheaper and cleaner sources of energy..
27 Jun
Experts have expressed worries over the poor implementation process of the Great Green (GGW) project. They lamented that the project was conceived, documented without financial and articulated human resources to concretise...
20 Jun
A non-Governmental organisation, the Coalition for Biodiversity Conservationists of Nigeria (CBCN), has called for concerted efforts to save the world’s fast-depleting biodiversity.
18 Jun
A Bayelsa-born engineer and environmentalist, Robert Azibaola, has decried the high level of indiscriminate decimation of Bayelsa State’s rainforests and called for concerted efforts to educate the local populace. He made the call after a 14-day search into the state’s deep rainforest, which exposed a high degree of encroachment on nature. Azibaola stated that the…
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Gov Douye Diri of Bayelsa on Wednesday directed Local Government Chairmen to reside within their domains and ensure peaceful coexistence in their communities.
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Igbo youths under the auspices of the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) on Wednesday warned groups and individuals promoting the presidential ambition of Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu to stay clear of the zone. President and Publicity Secretary of the group, Goodluck Ibem and Okay Nworu, in a statement, described as "unfortunate" how certain…
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A Chinese court rejected an appeal in a landmark sexual harassment case on Wednesday, dealing a blow to the country's fledgling #MeToo movement. Zhou Xiaoxuan stepped forward in 2018 to accuse popular state TV host Zhu Jun of forcibly kissing and groping her during her 2014 internship at the broadcaster. Her case inspired many others…
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Tunisia's judicial authorities on Wednesday revoked the sacking in early June by President Kais Saied of almost 50 judges, a court spokesman told AFP. A June 1 presidential decree in the North African country saw Saied fire 57 judges, after accusing many of corruption and other crimes. His move, which rights groups called "a deep…
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Director, Centre for Democratic Development Research and Training, Professor Abubakar Siddique Mohammad has advocated intervention of foreign government to end insurgency in Nigeria. While the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, lecturer lauded the efforts of the Nigerian forces to nip the excesses of the terrorists in the bud, he said the strength of the nation's military…