UK-based firm to establish 25MW renewable energy plant in Nigeria
PRIME Teknologies, a company based in the UK and provider of renewable energy solutions, is set to boost power generation…
CAPPA calls for increment in SSB tax from N10 to N130
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called for a review of the current tax placed on sugar-sweetened beverages…
Environment, children’s education affected by Shell’s gas flaring in Bayelsa — Residents
A school was forced to go on recess while the environment has been adversely affected by a gas flaring operation…
COP 16: Government of Colombia announces Cali as host city
THE 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will be held…
NBC commissions recycling banks in Lagos, Abuja
IN furtherance of its commitment to collect and recycle a bottle or can for each one introduced into the market…
Lagos govt, Ghanaian firm sign MOU on solid, liquid waste treatment
THE Lagos State Government and a waste management company based in Ghana, Jospong Group, on Monday, signed a Memorandum of…
UN Environment Assembly opens with calls for stronger multilateral action
MINISTERS of environment and other leaders from more than 180 nations convened in Nairobi, Kenya for the start of the…
Biodiversity: ECOWAS expresses renewed commitment to 30 by 30
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) may be facing political challenges with the recent pulling out of three…
World Pangolin Day: Experts call for sustainable conservation
Conservationists have said that pangolin conservation in Nigeria has improved over the years due to awareness creation. However, such conservation…
NiMet releases seasonal climate prediction, forecasts early rains in Borno, Abia, Akwa Ibom
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) on Tuesday presented the 2024 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) in Abuja. The forecasts released indicate…
NiMET warns high temperatures will persist, issues weather advisory
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET), on Wednesday, issued a weather advisory in the face of high temperatures being witnessed across…
Address illegal mining affecting local communities, animals in Jos Wildlife Park, RDI urges Plateau Govt
Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has called on the Plateau State government to stop illegal mining activities…
CAPPA applauds Nnimmo Bassey on 2024 Wallenberg Medal honour
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has congratulated Dr Nnimmo Bassey, Executive Director of the Health of Mother Earth…
AI, other smart systems can provide solutions to climate change —NIEE
The Nigerian Institution of Environmental Engineers (NIEE), Oyo State Chapter, a division of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), has…
Ban on single-use plastics: Provide incentives for alternatives, CAPPA urges Lagos govt
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has commended the Lagos State Government for banning the use and distribution of…
$2.4trn investment needed yearly to achieve climate transition — UNFCCC
At least $2.4 trillion investment globally is needed yearly to achieve climate transition, Simon Stiell, the United Nations Framework Convention…
Youth-led NGOs express support for Lagos State’s ban on styrofoam, single-use plastics
U-recycle Initiative Africa, Plogging Nigeria, Green With Grin, and other environmental non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and social enterprises in Lagos have…
Environment group faults FG over commercial release of genetically modified TELA maize
The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has faulted the Federal Government for its decision to approve the open cultivation…
Plastic pollution in Osun River highest globally — FUTA research
Osun River, located in Southwest Nigeria, has recorded the highest figures globally for microplastics in a river sample, indicating extreme…
‘Peace with Nature’ is official slogan of COP16 on biodiversity in Colombia
Colombia’s Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Susana Muhamad, together with David Cooper, acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on…
