Environment

Abakaliki residents to enjoy water from Oferekpe water scheme

Oferekpe, Nigeria - Residents of the Ebonyi state capital, Abakaliki, who hitherto have lacked water, will be inundated with clean, drinking water when the multi-million Naira Oferekpe Mega Water...

Many people trapped in building collapse in Abuja

Many people have been trapped after a building collapsed in the Sabon Lugbe area of Abuja on Saturday.  Social...

Nigeria calls for urgent global action on climate crisis

Nigeria has canvassed for urgent and aggressive measures to combat the catastrophic impact of climate change, describing it...

FG urges communities along Rivers Benue, Niger over flood

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has issued an urgent flood warning to communities along the River Benue...

Polaris Bank partners NCF to extend tree planting initiative…

Polaris Bank, in a robust display of its commitment to environmental sustainability, has expanded its nationwide tree-planting initiative...
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Nigeria Wildlife Protection Bill passes first reading

Nigeria's new Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill has passed its first reading in the House of Representatives. Wild Africa Fund said that the new...

Why Abia plans to domesticate climate change programmes – Official

Mr Phillimon Ogbonna, Abia State Commissioner for Environment and Urban Renewal, says the state will domesticate climate change programmes during its first summit in Umuahia.

Carbon Credits Adoption: Coastal communities to earn N320m yearly

The Tantita Security Services, has suggested the adoption of carbon credit schemes which will see Nigerian coastal communities earning over N320million yearly. The Executive Director,...

190m children at risk from water-related crisis in Africa

190 million children in 10 African countries are at the highest risk from a convergence of three water-related threats – inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); related diseases; and climate hazards – according to a new UNICEF analysis.

Association calls for formalization of informal wastepickers

As the International Community marks the International Wastepickers Day, the Association of Scrapes and Wastepickers of Lagos (ASWOL), has called for the integration of...

CSOs urge FG to implement global plastic treaty

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under the auspices of Community Action Against Plastic Waste (CAPws), have called on the Federal Government to take concrete action to implement the global plastics treaty.
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