NESREA seals six companies in Oyo, Ogun over environmental infractions
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) on Wednesday sealed six company facilities in Oyo and Ogun States…
Insecurity biggest challenge to reforestation efforts in Nigeria — Adeyemo
Segun Adeyemo, a doctoral student at Mississippi State University, has been an advocate of sustainable forest management. In this interview…
World Environment Day: Tree planting shouldn’t just be ceremonial — FRIN DG
The Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN) has marked this year's World Environment Day (WED) with a renewed call for…
World Environmental Day: MiND Initiative calls for collective effort to address challenges
A non-governmental youth-focused civil hub, under the aegis of Mentoring Individual's Dream Initiative (MiND. Initiative), has said that there is…
World Environment Day: Sokoto government to plant one million trees
As part of plans to celebrate this year's World Environment Day, Sokoto State government has earmarked about one million trees…
World Environmental Day: Groups task govt, stakeholders on clean, healthy environment
Cedar Seed Foundation, a group advocating for the rights of persons with disabilities and the Network of Women with Disabilities…
WED: Declare state of emergency on environment, HOMEF tells FG
Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has urged the Federal Government to urgently declare a state of emergency on the…
‘Why Nigerian youths should pay attention to environmental degradation’
Former National Chairman of the Nigerian Institution of Environmental Engineers (NIEE), Engineer Bolarinwa Olowe, has urged Nigerian youths to pay…
Why Nigeria’s endangered species must be protected from extinction
CONSERVATION initiatives in Nigeria, according to studies, have been underway for more than a century, beginning with forestry conservation and…
Lithium mining: Care for environment, livelihoods, CAPPA advises FG
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has advised the Federal Government to approach its pursuit of industrial-scale lithium mining…
No cleanup, no divestment: Communities, groups protest as Shell holds AGM
While the entire leadership of Shell, including its chairman, board members, directors and stakeholders, convened in the United Kingdom for…
Adopting ‘One Health’ policy good for sustainability of life, environment — Experts
Nigerian public health scholars and industry practitioners have convened to seek ways to improve the collective health of people, animals,…
Presidential meeting on lithium a repeat of same mistakes of oil extraction — Groups
The Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI) and the Neighbourhood Environment Watch (NEW) Foundation have expressed worry over the noticeable absence of…
Firm to host student climate summit in Abuja
Clean Technology Hub has announced the inaugural Nigerian Students' Climate Summit, which will be held in June in Abuja. This move will catalyse climate…
Sack of LWC workers, plot to privatise water supply — Labour coalition
A coalition of labour and civil society groups has demanded the unconditional reinstatement of all disengaged staff of Lagos State…
Changes in farm and food production can cut Greenhouse emissions by a third — World Bank
The global agrifood system presents a huge opportunity to cut almost a third of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions through…
Commodification of Africa’s forests as carbon sinks is failing, UN report warns policymakers
The first global assessment on forest progress since 2010 has been launched at the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF19),…
Basel Centre’s intervention towards environmentally sound management of plastic waste
Plastic waste remains a challenge in Nigeria. With approximately 200 million people, a gross domestic product (GDP) of $400 billion…
Driving renewable energy solutions in Nigeria — Ayomide Ogungbemi
Ayomide Ogungbemi, a passionate advocate for sustainable energy solutions and renewable technologies, is a force in the landscape of energy…
Climate Change: American-based Nigerian researcher explores carbon recycling, water-waste treatment
An American Based Nigerian researcher, Peter Ofuje Obidi is exploring the recycling of carbon into biofuel in order to reduce…
