Environment

The Federal Government has reassured Nigerians that the 37.9km Bodo/Bonny road project would be ready by 2022. The N120 billion project, which traversed Bodo, Opobo, Andoni to Bonny Island, has 14 bridges. Speaking during the inspection of the facility, the Director, Road Designs, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Omotayo Awosanya, said adequate funds have been…

Experts have urged estate surveyors and valuers to embrace the Geographic Information System (GIS) for easy access to locations and features of properties. A professor of Geography at the Kampala International University, Uganda, Seyi Fabiyi, and a GIS expert, Mr. David Afolayan, gave the advice during a boot camp organised by GIS Konsult, Ibadan, where…

To achieve sustainable development, the Federal Government has developed 33 national environmental regulations on different sectors of the economy, which have been gazetted and enforced nationwide.

Katsina State Government plans to end perennial water shortage in the state capital and its environs. Governor Aminu Masari, who made this known during an inspection of water projects in the metropolis and Ajiwa waterworks...

The European Union and the International Center for Energy, Environment and Development (ICEED) have completed the installation of solar power systems in 12 hospitals in Borno state, North East of Nigeria.

African Finance and sector ministers met last week to explore concrete ways to ensure universal access to water, sanitation and hygiene. They discussed political and institutional reforms required to make better use of existing financing and to attract additional resources...

On the heels of the United States withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, president-elect, Joe Biden, and parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have reiterated their commitment to the accord.

Environmentalists have called on the Federal Government to adopt fresh measures for the mitigation of climate change impacts in the post COVID-19 era.

The Climate Transformation and Energy Remediation Society has urged local councils to embark on aggressive investment in clean and renewable energy projects to boost electricity at the local levels. The president of the association, Smart Amaefula, made the call during a summit on “Mainstreaming Renewable Energy for local Governance” in Abuja. He urged local government…

Worried by the volume of Used Electrical and Electronic Equipment (UEEE), the Federal Government said it would work towards curbing environmental and health challenges posed by e-waste in the country. In addition, it also frowned on situations where Nigeria has become a dumping ground for used electronics and other electrical appliances that constitute a serious…

With the dwindling population of migratory birds, the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has called for their protection. The group also advised the Federal Government to promote eco-tourism through bird watching. NCF technical lead, Dr. Joseph Onoja, made the call during the virtual commemoration of the World Migratory Birds Day organised by the Foundation in Lagos.…

Civil society groups have urged the Federal Government to ban single-use plastic by 2021. They rejected the 2028 date as contained in the proposed National Policy on Plastic Waste Management, saying the ban should start with styrofoam, microbeads, and carrier bags, which have no economic value (recycling) potential. The groups said the proposed policy should…