Environment

Lagos Reopens Igando Dumpsite, Waste Managers Pledge Improved Collection

 ​‌‌‌‍‌⁠‍⁠⁠‍‍​⁠⁠​‍​‌‌The Lagos State Government has restored operations at the Igando dumpsite, with waste managers promising improved collection across affected communities. The facility is expected to receive at least 100 waste...

AUPCTRE, Groups Decry Lack of Water Plans in Party Manifestos

The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) and water advocacy groups...

Nigeria Records 43,000 Snakebites, 2,500 Deaths Annually

Experts have urged residents to avoid handling snakes and seek prompt medical attention for snakebites, as Nigeria records...

Nestlé Nigeria Expands Water Access With New Agbara Facilities

Nestlé Nigeria PLC has taken a significant leap forward in its flagship Water Regeneration Project, officially commissioning a...

Lagos Govt, NCF To Hold 20th Walk For Nature Oct. 17

The Lagos State Government, in partnership with the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) and Chevron Nigeria Ltd., will hold...
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Africa’s key voices missing at Africa for Climate Summit

By Nnaemeka Oruh and Gboyega Olorunfemi The UNFCCC’s Africa Climate Week 2025 is in full swing at the Addis International Convention Centre (AICC). Participants from...

Nestlé collaborates with Ogun State Ministry of Environment

Nestlé Nigeria and Ogun State Ministry of Environment hosted a stakeholders’ forum on 22nd March to commemorate World Water Day 2023.

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.

DR Congo capital in turmoil as river bursts banks

Burst riverbanks are causing turmoil in DR Congo’s capital Kinshasa, with dark and foul-smelling water pouring into homes across working-class neighbourhoods in the central African megacity.

Make COP29 turning point for Global Climate Action – Okereke

Professor Chukwumerije Okereke, an expert in Climate Governance and Policy, has urged world leaders to ensure that COP29 becomes a decisive moment for advancing...
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