Environment

Three Sub-Saharan Africa schools, including Nigeria’s Gwani Ibrahim Dan Hajja Academy; Lighthouse Primary and Secondary School (Mauritius), and USAP Community School (Zimbabwe) are finalists in project-based

A groundbreaking report by a group of independent experts released last week, by the United Nations has outlined steps governments should take to maximise the impact of policies and actions by tackling the climate and sustainable development crises.

In a bid to raise awareness about the dangers of climate change and positive role of urban greening, the Director, Centre for Climate Change and Development, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke has begun climate education and tree planting exercise in Enugu State.

In a renewed effort to protect aquatic life along shoreline communities, Nigeria's food and beverage manufacturer, Rite Foods Limited, has embarked on a clean-up exercise at Tarkwa Bay beach in Lagos.

The severe global threat posed by invasive alien species is underappreciated, underestimated, and often unacknowledged, according to a major new report by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBS).

Amid the global calls for just energy transition, stakeholders have advanced the reason for the conversion of agro-waste to energy, saying the technological advancements remain key to achieving energy sufficiency in the country.

Two Nigerians, Yewande and Fela Akinse have developed a groundbreaking technology driven search engine called ‘Pap.earth’ that removes carbon dioxide (CO2) from the environment.

Stakeholders in the environment sector have reviewed the draft National Environmental (Plastic Waste Control) Regulation that would enable key players to check plastic pollution in the country.

Junior Chamber International (JCI) Nigeria has emphasised the need for the youth to equip themselves with knowledge and abilities to address pressing environmental challenges.

Government of Kenya and the African Union will from today play host to the inaugural Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi, which is a major opportunity to turn the tide on climate change and showcase how renewables are fundamental to Africa’s green growth pathway.

Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has removed a row of shops illegally built on road setbacks and directly under powerline cables along Laurel School Crescent by Red Street, Bungalow Estate, off Isheri Osun Road, Jakande Area of Ejigbo, Lagos

A CONSERVATION group, Wild Africa Fund has urged the public to protect lions by reducing illegal bushmeat consumption, supporting better protection of their shrinking habitat, and championing anti-poaching measures.