Nigeria is one of the beneficiaries of the two new work programmes endorsed by the GEF council in a meeting at the weekend. The Council also took a number of decisions concerned with updating GEF policies and operations

An ambitious new project launched in Lagos last week is aiming to reform the electronics sector and put an end to the toxic toll improper management of electronic waste is taking on Nigeria. Over half a million tonnes of discarded appliances are processed in the country every year, threatening both the health of people in…

Towards tackling its most pressing environmental problems, the Federal Government and stakeholders have begun the assessment of projects...

Following estimates by the United Nations that it could cost up to U$250–270 billion per year to shift developing countries to 20 per cent renewable energy by 2025, the Federal Government has teamed up with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Global Environment Facility (GEF) to make renewable energy investment financially attractive for the…

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) in collaboration with the United Nation Development Program (UNDP) and other development partners...

After the Global Environment Facility (GEF) received strong support for its new investment cycle, (known as GEF-7), fresh efforts are underway in financing Nigeria’s actions to protect the future of the planet and human well-being over the next four years. GEF supports initiatives in countries across a broad spectrum of action areas.  Early in the…

Nigeria is could soon join a list of developing countries scheduled to benefit from a global alliance targeted at preventing deaths and cutting greenhouse gas emissions...

To further promote entrepreneurial initiatives in a bid to reduce youth unemployment, the Bank of Industry (BoI) has approved N426 million for on-lending to businesses owned by National Youth Service Corps...

In a bid to tackle the planet’s most pressing environmental problems, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council has approved an additional $40 million for the Global Wildlife Programme..

With the changing and uncertain climate, especially shrinking farming workforce and conflicts in the northern agro-ecological zones, Global Environment Facility...