Environment

Climate governance ranking 2025 a collective triumph for Lagosians

As the Honourable Commissioner of Lagos State, it is with immense pride that I reflect on the performance of Lagos State in the 2nd Edition of the Subnational Climate...

African stakeholders issue seven-point call for urgent climate action

As preparations intensify ahead of the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, African stakeholders have...

One dead, 8 rescued as 3-storey building collapses in Ajegunle

One person has been confirmed dead, while eight others were rescued after a three-storey building with a penthouse...

Residents of Gowon Estate petition FHA, over perimeter fence breach, raise security concerns

The Gowon Estate North Community Development Association (CDA) in Egbeda, Lagos, has petitioned the Federal Housing Authority (FHA)...

SPP deepens subnational capacity on monitoring, evaluation of climate projects

The Society for Planet and Prosperity (SPP), in collaboration with the Department of Climate Change (DCC) of the...
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Lagos emerged first in recent climate governance performance ranking.

Lagos State emerged the top ranked state in Nigeria with 182 points at the just concluded first-ever climate governance performance ranking of Nigeria’s subnational....

Court sentences 26 persons to community service for environmental offences

A Magistrates' Court, (Environmental Special Offences Court) of Lagos State District, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has imposed ₦30,000 fine per person or option of community service, on 26 persons, for engaging in reckless waste disposal across various locations in the state.

Anniversary: ACI to plant 1,500 trees, donate 15,000 books

The African Cleanup Initiative (ACI) has announced plans to plant 1,500 trees and donate 15,000 copies of the Green Book across Nigeria to mark...

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...

Nestlé Nigeria reaffirms its commitment to nationwide environmental clean-up

Nestlé Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to environmental sustainability through a nationwide clean-up and community sensitization campaign. This initiative, for the sixth consecutive year,...

LASG orders closure of Ladipo market for filth and other offences

The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, has ordered immediate closure of Ladipo Market, Mushin, for several environmental offences including, reckless waste disposal, unhygienic premises, and non payment of waste bills, among others
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