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…
FUNAAB lecturer seeks collective effort in addressing environmental degradation caused by human activities
Professor Olukayode Bamgbose of the Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, (FUNAAB) has sought the…
Ban of single-use plastics in Lagos: Environmental groups react, want strict implementation
Environmental groups, including the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), have reacted to the ban of single-use plastics by the…
HOMEF, ERA/FoEN want FG to hold Shell accountable for environmental crimes before divesting
Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) and the Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) have called on…
Environment ministry to discontinue use of single-use plastics in its offices, agencies
The Federal Ministry of Environment has said it will discontinue the use of single-use plastics at its headquarters and agencies…
Climate change will cause death of 14.5 million people by 2050 — WEF report
By 2050, climate change is likely to cause an additional 14.5 million deaths and $12.5 trillion in economic losses worldwide,…
Bottled water contains hundreds of thousands of plastic particles — Study
Bottled water is up to a hundred times worse than previously thought when it comes to the number of tiny…
Climate Change: 3bn tonnes of energy transition minerals needed by 2050 to stay below 2OC —UNEP
“To stay below 2°C by 2050, we will need over three billion tonnes of energy transition minerals and metals to…
New Year resolution: Environment minister to convert personal cars to CNG
As part of his new year resolutions to promote “sustainability and living in harmony with nature”, the Minister of State…
NCF, Wilder Institute donate equipment worth over N8m to national park, others
As part of its efforts to contribute to the protection of threatened species in the country, the Nigerian Conservation Foundation…
Town planners should always make provision for green areas — FRIN DG
Months after Zachariah Yaduma’s resumption as second Director-General of the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN) in 2023, several members…
Solving Nigeria’s plastic waste problem through lifecycle assessment
Nigeria’s plastic waste problem is huge and cannot be ignored. With a population estimated at over 200 million, Nigeria produces…
COP28 and quest for climate justice
At the Nigerian Resource Justice Conference 2023 hosted by Social Action and Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) on…
‘Collaboration’ between bandits, forest invaders fuelling biodiversity loss ― Goni, Conservator-General of NPS
Dr Ibrahim Goni is the Conservator-General of the National Park Service (NPS). He was part of the team from the…
