Environment

Flood alert: LAWMA intensifies flood preparedness measures

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has strengthened measures to mitigate flooding as the rainy season approaches across the state. The Managing Director of LAWMA, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, disclosed this...

Flood alert: HEDA warns of rising national risks

Mr Suleiman Arigbabu, the Executive Secretary of Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), has warned of...

Flood risk: NEMA tasks Lagos residents’on precautionary measures

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has advised Lagos residents on precautionary measures to adopt to mitigate floodi...

LAWMA , EU move to tackle construction waste in Lagos

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), in collaboration with European Union-backed partners, has stepped up efforts to tackle...

Digital innovation key to daily waste in Nigeria – Experts

Experts in environmental management and sustainability have called for the adoption of digitally-driven waste management systems and increased...
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Lagos govt will continue to tackle flooding frontally – Wahab

The Lagos State Government on Sunday reaffirmed its commitment to address frontally the menace of flooding by restoring the drainage Right of Ways and...

Ambitious majority countries reject weak Plastics Treaty Text…

With just one day remaining in the ongoing global plastics treaty negotiations, a coalition of ambitious countries and civil society groups have overwhelmingly rejected...

Groups support UN on halt to new fossil fuel extraction at Climate Ambition Summit 2023

A group of 47 civil society groups and activists from 10 countries worldwide has thrown its weight behind the upcoming Climate Ambition Summit, slated to take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on September 20, 2023.

Wild Africa urges protection of Nigeria’s Cross River Gorillas

As the world marks World Gorilla Day 2025, leading conservation NGO, Wild Africa, has called for urgent action to protect Nigeria’s last surviving 100...

Fund seeks protection of Nigeria’s marine life from plastic pollution

irked by the menace of plastic pollution, an NGO, Wild Africa Fund has launched a month-long campaign to raise awareness about the threats of plastic pollution and its impact on oceans and marine wildlife.

Building collapses in Abuja as many rescued others injured

The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FCT FEMA) has confirmed the collapse of a two-storey building on Wednesday night in Abuja.
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