March 2, 2012

• Nigeria: Why We Cannot Check Oil Spillages - Shell

  Shell Petroleum yesterday linked most of the oil spills in the Niger Delta to what it described as illegal bunkering and stealing of oil in the area. Read more »

February 23, 2012

• Nigeria: Before the Rains Come Again [opinion]

  MONDAY, February 13, Lagosians, in some parts of the city, had another taste of bad weather when a stormy rain wreaked havoc and left people with tales of woes. The rain was short... Read more »

• Nigeria: Before the Rains Come Again [analysis]

  FOR a flood-free, weather friendly and environmentally conducive 2012, Lagosians must, more than before, be ready to own their communities and take possession of government... Read more »

February 15, 2012

• Nigeria: Oshiomhole Assures Edo Residents of Effective Erosion Control

  GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State yesterday assured the people of the state that the perennial erosion and flood problems in Benin City would soon be addressed with the... Read more »

February 14, 2012

• Nigeria: Rainstorm Destroys 500 Houses in Lagos

  It was a tale woe yesterday for Lagos residents, as the early morning rainstorm which swept through the metropolis destroyed properties worth millions of naira. One person,... Read more »

February 10, 2012

• Nigeria: Fear Grips Eko City as Lekki Residents Experience Sea Rise

  Since the commencement of massive sand filling at Bar Beach waterfront ahead of the sculpturing of the multi-billion naira Eko Atlantic City by a foreign group which it to operate... Read more »

February 2, 2012

• Africa: LAWMA Moves to Raise Standards in Africa

  New solid waste management strategies mulled by the Lagos State Waste management Authority (LAWMA) are set to step up the growing relevance of the agency in the comity of waste... Read more »

January 26, 2012

• Nigeria: Oba of Benin Tasks FG On Erosion Menace in Edo

  STILL worried by the unending threat of gully erosion ravaging some part of the state, including Ogbeson Quarters and Queen Ede College in Benin City, Auchi in Etsako West local... Read more »

December 30, 2011

• Nigeria: FG Urged to Intensify Awareness Campaign On Climate Change

  Head, Research Team on Climate Change, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Prof. Emmanuel Oladipo, has urged the Federal Government to intensify awareness campaign on the dangers of... Read more »

• Nigeria: Kaduna to Generate N447 Million From Environmental Levy

  KADUNA State Government said on Wednesday that it expects to generate N447 million annually from the newly introduced Composed Management Waste Charges. Read more »

December 28, 2011

• Nigeria: Shell Oil Spills Spread to Delta Communities

  The crude oil volumes that spilled from Bonga deepwater field has started arriving the coastal communities in Niger Delta, sparking off a spate of public outcry over the dreaded... Read more »

December 22, 2011

• Nigeria: Ekwunife Tasks Agencies On Generation of Funds

  CHAIRMAN House of Representatives Committee on Environment, Hon. Uche Ekwunife, has advised agencies of the Ministry of Environment to improve on their revenue generating... Read more »

December 9, 2011

• Nigeria: An Erosion Site in the South East

  IT is no longer news that over 500 active erosion fingers are threatening Anambra state. Last week, Governor Peter Obi disclosed that the State has lost property estimated at over... Read more »

November 30, 2011

• Nigeria: Lagosians Task Government On Adequate Amenities for Clean Environment

  Lagos residents on Tuesday said that the state government non-custodian punishment would be justified, if sufficient amenities were provided by government. Read more »

November 25, 2011

• Nigeria: Lagos Warns Abandoned Vehicle Owners

  Owners of broken-down vehicles on Mile 2- Oshodi-Apapa Expressway were yesterday warned to remove them immediately or risk being fined for both abandoning the vehicles and towing... Read more »

November 24, 2011

• Nigeria: Osun Earmarks U.S.$300 Million for Water Supply

  Osun state government yesterday disclosed that $300million(N48billion) will be spent in the next six years for the complete restoration of the water supply system in the... Read more »

• Nigeria: NOSDRA Slams N68 Million Fine On SEEPCO Over Oil Spillage

  NATIONAL Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has slammed N68 million fine on Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company (SEEPCO) Limited for defaulting in... Read more »

• Nigeria: Edo Lawmakers Pass Rural Water Supply, Hygiene Agency Bill

  EDO House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill that sought to establish Edo StateRural Water Supply and Hygiene Agency into law. Read more »

• Nigeria: Oil Spillage - Farmer Laments Destruction of Farmland

  Attention of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has been drawn to the illegal bunkering activities allegedly perpetrated by security operatives posted to protect... Read more »

• Nigeria: Again, Customs Hands Over Endangered Species to NESREA

  Bareley less than one month after the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) announced the withdrawal of a... Read more »

• Nigeria: FG to Issue Guidelines On Noise Pollution

  Barely three years after the Lagos State Government banned use of loudspeakers outside churches and mosques to tame noise pollution, federal government has declared its readiness... Read more »

November 11, 2011

• Nigeria: LG Chairman Urges Communities to Protect Trees

  Alhaji Hassan Dembo, Acting Chairman, Kafur Local Government Council of Katsina State, has appealed to the people to protect the 30,000 trees planted in the area. Read more »

November 10, 2011

• Nigeria: FG to Come up With Guideline on Noise Level

  THE Federal Government will soon come up with a standard guideline to regulate noise level in the country, Mr Ahmed Alfa, the Deputy Director, Pollution Control Department, Federal... Read more »

November 3, 2011

• Nigeria: Senate Gives Dec 2012 Deadline for Gas Flaring

  The drama over the deadline to end gas flaring in the country reverberated in the senate yesterday as the Upper House vowed to criminalize such practice before the end of next... Read more »

October 28, 2011

• Nigeria: FG Begins Review of Water Resources Master Plan

  The Federal Government says it has began the review and update of National water resources master plan to facilitate the realization of adequate water provision for the growth of... Read more »