NNPC expresses commitment to biodiversity
… As Corporation Marks World Environment Day The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has expressed its determination to adhere to sustainable environment practices in all […]
Environment
Analysts say MPR reduction will increase money, credit in circulation
Some financial analysts on Friday said the unexpected reduction of the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) from 13.5 to 12.5 per cent, as announced by the […]
Abia Commissioner for Environment, Ogunji dies
The Commissioner for Environment in Abia, Dr Solomon Ogunji, is dead. The state’s Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi-Kalu, confirmed the development in a statement […]
Era of tax evasion over in Imo – new IIRS boss
The new Chairman of Imo State Internal Revenue Service (IIRS), Mr Remigus Okoye, says the era of tax evasion in the state is over as […]
AbdulRazaq wants home-grown tech solutions to local problems in Kwara
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has called on IT experts to develop home-grown technological solutions to local problems. AbdulRazak made the call when he joined […]
Rainstorm destroys 271 houses in Kaduna
A heavy rainstorm has destroyed about 271 houses across six communities in Sanga local government area (LGA) of Kaduna State. The Chairman of the LGA, […]
Environmentalist says lockdown huge plus for environment
An environmentalist, Ms Gloria Bulus says the current lockdown on human activities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is a huge plus for the […]
FUTA: Nigeria must safeguard its wildlife, Conservator General advises
By Abdallah el-Kurebe The Conservator General, National Park Service, Dr. Ibrahim Musa Goni, has advised Nigeria to leverage on the advantages of its vast fauna […]
NiMET to establish 6 regional meteorological research centres
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) says it will establish Regional Centers of Excellence in Meteorological Research in the six geopolitical zones of the country. The […]
70% Minna people live on slums
By Tina George, Minna Over 70 percent of people living in Minna, the capital of Niger state, are slum dwellers, the Vice Chairman of Technical […]
ECOWAS, Swedish Institute implement project to mitigate flooding
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), says Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Agro-Hydro Metrological Region (AGRHYMET), and Swedish Institute, are set to […]
NiMet predicts dust haze for Monday
Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thick dust haze over north down to centralregion with reduction in horizontal visibility. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in […]
Ghana and the rosewood curse, By Emmanuel K. Dogbevi
When the final stock is eventually taken, the illegal logging of rosewood would be found to have left a deep scar on Ghana and mostly […]
Safety professional cautions Nigerians on bush burning, preventive measures
The President, Nigerian chapter of the American Society for Safety Professionals (ASSP), Mr. Nsikak Ekam, has cautioned Nigerians against setting fire on bush to prevent […]
C/River destroys illegal structures in Etim-Edem Park
The Cross River Government has destroyed over 100 illegal shops including containers erected within the premises of the popular Etim-Edem Park in Calabar metropolis. The […]
Gombe: NGO advocates environmental laws to check indiscriminate trees felling
Jewel Environmental Initiative (JEI), an NGO has called on Gombe State Government to enact stronger environmental laws to stop the indiscriminate felling of trees to […]
Flooding: LASG to construct 19.39km Ijegun, Ijagemo Ijedodo link roads
The Lagos State Government has pledged its commitment to bringing succor to flood prone communities of Ijegun, Ijagemo and Ijedodo through construction of 19.39 kilometer […]
1 dead, 6 missing after ‘awful day’ for Australian bushfires
A man has died and hundreds of properties are feared destroyed after bushfires raged overnight in south-eastern Australia following an “awful day” of extreme heat […]
NGO to train 50 youths in ICT, holds sanitation exercise in Ebonyi
Speak-Up Volunteers Initiative, an NGO, says plans are underway to train 50 youths from Ebonyi State on different skills in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) […]
Lagos govt. reopens Club Quilox
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) says it has re-opened Club Quilox, after securing the management’s commitment to comply with the state’s Environmental Laws, […]
Australia braces for next heatwave, heightened fire warnings
Australia was bracing for days of extremely hot conditions on Saturday as a heatwave advanced on its east coast. The country’s capital city Canberra increased […]
Sanitation: Kano Govt shuts Sharada market slaughterhouse
The Kano State Government on Friday shut down a slaughterhouse at the Sharada market for its poor sanitary condition. The Chairman of the state’s Sanitation […]
Lagos state needs 5,000 mobile toilets to eliminate open defecation —Expert
The Executive Director, Poly Products, Lagos, Mr Pavan Gwalani on Thursday said Lagos state needed 5,000 mobile toilets to eliminate the menace of open defecation. […]
COP25: Nigeria endorses pact to transfer mitigation outcomes in Africa
Nigeria has endorsed a mechanism that will enable her engage in international emissions trading, under a climate change mitigation package entrenched in the Paris Agreement. […]
C/River: Flood destroys 4,370 houses, displaces 51,000 people in 212 communities
The Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) said flood destroyed 4,370 houses and displaced over 51,000 people in 212 communities in the state. The […]