September 25, 2023
Nigeria: Despite Warning, States Caught Unprepared for Floods
Again, despite previous experience and warnings from the relevant authorities, several states and local governments across the country have been caught unprepared for the yearly… Read more »
September 13, 2023
Libya: 5,000 Feared Dead After Libya Floods
About 5,000 people have been killed and with over 10,000 missing in Libya in floods caused by a huge Mediterranean storm that burst dams, swept away buildings and wiped out as much… Read more »
August 23, 2023
Nigeria: Shell Discovers Another Oil Leak After Resumption of Forcados Export Facility
Nigeria's oil production is facing another major challenge following discovery of another oil leak in a facility operated by oil major Shell. Read more »
August 20, 2023
Nigeria: 2 Lagos Agencies Partner on Improved Water Service Delivery
The Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) has partnered Lagos Water Regulatory Commission (LASWARCO) to enhance improved water service delivery in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Federal Govt Commissions Air Quality Station to Tackle Pollution
The federal government has commissioned Air Quality Station to tackle Nigeria's air pollution rate said to be 44.8%, which makes the country the 10th most polluted country in… Read more »
August 15, 2023
Nigeria: SustyVibes Launches Bioverse NG Project
SustyVibes, an African youth-led organisation dedicated to making sustainability practical and relatable, has unveiled the launch of the Bioverse NG Project in collaboration with… Read more »
August 11, 2023
Nigeria: 5 Die, 75 Injured in 2023 Flooding - NEMA
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said five persons have died while 75 others have been injured in 2023 flooding so far across the country. Read more »
August 01, 2023
Nigeria: Heat Waves May Kill 204,000 Women in Nigeria, Others - Report
A new research has warned that about 204,000 women may die of heat waves in Nigeria, India and America. Read more »
July 17, 2023
Nigeria: 4 Years After Inauguration, Multi-Billion Naira Baro Inland Port Rots Away
Weeds and thick trees have taken over the multi-billion naira Baro Port inaugurated in 2019 by former President Muhammadu Buhari even as a surging river is gradually encroaching… Read more »
July 08, 2023
Chad: Boko Haram Insurgency, Climate Change Affected 11m Persons in Lake Chad Region - Ingos
International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGOs) have acknowledged that 11 million people in Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria remained affected by a complex crisis resulting… Read more »
July 06, 2023
Nigeria: Wildlife Protection Will Reduce Risk of Another Pandemic - Group Warns
Wild Africa Fund has called for urgent actions to curb illegal wildlife trade, deforestation and climate change to reduce the risk of future disease transmissions. Read more »
Nigeria: Open Defecation - Why Nigeria Needs 3.9m Toilets Annually
With less than two years to meet the open defecation practice target, 48 million Nigerians still practice open defecation, while 95 million are without access to basic sanitation… Read more »
June 27, 2023
Nigeria: Climate Change, Imperatives of Global Financing Pact
The eggheads that manage the world's financial system gathered in Paris, the French capital, recently, for a summit that was seen as a new starting point towards a more… Read more »
June 11, 2023
Nigeria: Creating Enabling Environment for Optimal Renewable Energy
Nigeria has unfortunately either by omission or commission remained in darkness even when it possesses the potentials to be the energy (electricity) hub of the continent of Africa. Read more »
June 07, 2023
Nigeria: Again, Senate Rejects Controversial Water Bill
The Senate has rejected the controversial National Water Resources Bill, 2023. Read more »
June 05, 2023
Nigeria: World Environment Day - 'Plastic Pollution Threat to Ocean, Marine Wildlife'
The Wild Africa Fund (WAF), has disclosed that the constant use and accumulation of single use plastic as waste is damaging the environment and a threat to oceans and marine… Read more »
May 30, 2023
Nigeria: Climate Change - Bi-Courtney Launches Waste Recycling Project At Mma2
As part of efforts to stem the tide of the global climate change crisis, Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), in partnership with the Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance… Read more »
May 17, 2023
Nigeria: $12bn Required to Clean Oil Pollution in Nigeria - Report
Restoration of and clean up of decades-long oil pollution in crude producing states will cost at least $12 billion, investigators said yesterday. Read more »
May 13, 2023
Nigeria: Govt Launches Programme on Open Defecation
As part of efforts to ensure access to potable water and sanitation to all and end open defecation in the country, the federal ministry of water resources has engaged youths in… Read more »
May 01, 2023
Nigeria: Osinbajo Urges African Govts to Take Stand On Climate Change
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, is advocating the coming together of African governments and leaders in order to develop a common resolve to push the Climate Positive Growth Agenda,… Read more »
April 27, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Has Suffered a Significant Loss in Oil Revenue - Shell
Chairman of Shell Companies in Nigeria, Osagie Okubor, has said the country suffered a significant loss in oil revenue over the last year, as a result of pipeline vandalism and oil… Read more »
April 26, 2023
Nigeria: Environmentalists Want NDDC Forensic Audit Report Released
The people of the Niger Delta region have called for the release of the report of the forensic audit carried out on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), between 2021 and… Read more »
April 25, 2023
Nigeria: Flood Submerges 300 Houses in Taraba
No fewer than 300 houses and business premises were submerged by flood on Monday in Jalingo, Taraba State capital, following a downpour that lasted for hours. Read more »
April 19, 2023
Nigeria: Military Operations Responsible for Soot Disappearance in Niger Delta - Group
A Niger-Delta Environmental Health Advocacy group, Women for Sustainability (WfS), has expressed optimism that 'soot', which appeared in the region following the activities of… Read more »
April 18, 2023
Nigeria: Unilever to Help Create Wealth From Plastics Waste
Unilever Nigeria and Bridges Outcomes Partnerships have agreed a $2 million US partnership to help social enterprise Wecyclers expand plastic waste collection in Nigeria. Read more »