October 13, 2022
Nigeria: 146 Petrol Trucks Arrive in Abuja As Lokoja Flood Recedes
The petrol queues being experienced in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and its environs are set to disappear soon as about 146 petroleum trucks have arrived in Abuja… Read more »
October 12, 2022
Nigeria: Expect More Flooding in North Central, South East, Nimet Warns
Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has said states in the North Central and South East in Nigeria should brace up for more flooding. Read more »
October 11, 2022
Nigeria: Flooding - IMF Seeks Social Assistance for Farmers to Curb Food Insecurity
With many farmlands under water due to the flooding in Benue, Kogi, Anambra and some other states in the country, the International Monetary Fund has warned that the country could… Read more »
October 10, 2022
Nigeria: Flooding - IMF Seeks Assistance for Farmers, Infrastructure to Curb Food Insecurity in Nigeria
With many farmlands under water due to the flooding in Benue, Kogi, Anambra and some other States in Nigeria, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the country… Read more »
October 08, 2022
Nigeria: Emergency Response Teams Overwhelmed By Scale of Floods
Many parts in Nigeria have been submerged by floods ravaging several communities, leaving hundreds dead, whole communities displaced and access roads cut off, with many people… Read more »
October 05, 2022
Nigeria: Greater Abuja Water Project Will Provide Water for 1.5m Residents - FCTA
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said that the Greater Abuja Water Supply Project, when completed will provide water for about 1.5 million residents and… Read more »
September 30, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Sets Measures to Meet Imo 2050 Zero Shipping Carbon Emission
Determined to protect the marine environment from the impact of shipping activities, the federal government has rolled out measures to enable the country achieve net zero carbon… Read more »
September 28, 2022
Nigeria: Flood Kills 58, Injures 74, Displaces 248,665 Persons in Adamawa, Benue
Rampaging floods in Adamawa and Benue states have claimed 58 victims, injured 74 and displaced 248,665 persons. Read more »
September 23, 2022
Africa: Africa Emits Less Than 1% of Global Carbon - Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says African countries account for less than one per cent of cumulative global carbon emissions. Read more »
September 20, 2022
Nigeria: 500,000 Nigerians Affected By Heavy Flooding in 29 States
Director-general of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Mustapha Habib Ahmed said over 500 000 Nigerians have been affected by heavy flooding in 29 states of the… Read more »
September 16, 2022
Africa: African CSOs, DRPC Dialogue On Strengthening Africa's Human, Environmental Health
The Development Research and Projects Centre (DRPC) joined other civil society groups from the African continent to dialogue on safeguarding and strengthening the role of civil… Read more »
September 06, 2022
Nigeria: Flood - NSCDC Places Kaduna Residents On Red Alert
Following prediction by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), alerting members of the public on the possibility of floods, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps… Read more »
September 05, 2022
Nigeria: 20 States Prone to High-Risk Flooding in September, NiMet Warns
Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned of possible flooding in 20 states across the country due to excess rainfall. Read more »
September 04, 2022
Nigeria: Debt-for-Climate Swap Deal Will Reduce Nigeria's Debt Burden, Says Osinbajo
If and when Nigeria's idea for a Debt-For-Climate Swap deal, tabled last week in the United States at different fora and events including at the White House by Vice President Yemi… Read more »
Nigeria: Osinbajo's Debt-for-Climate Novel Idea
In faraway Washington, DC over the weekend, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo propounded new ideas on how best to bring developing nations to contribute adequately to the course of… Read more »
September 03, 2022
Nigeria: Osinbajo Advocates Debt-for-Climate Swap Deal
In a call that can at once significantly advance the course of global net-zero emissions targets, facilitate energy access and the development of African countries, Vice President… Read more »
August 26, 2022
Nigeria: Federal Govt to Prosecute Chinese Miners, Others for Environmental Pollution
Following recent complaints on the resurgence of the activities of artisanal miners in Osun State, the National Environmental Standard and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA)… Read more »
August 24, 2022
Nigeria: Flood Wreaks Havoc On 13 Plateau Communities
13 rural communities in Langtang South local government area of Plateau State were on Monday night ravaged by floods that destroyed properties leaving hundreds of persons… Read more »
August 09, 2022
Nigeria: Flood - UNICEF, Red Cross Lift 5,000 Kaduna Households With N175 Million
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Nigeria Red Cross, have disbursed a total sum of N175million to 5,000 households in three LGAs in Kaduna State as part of measures… Read more »
August 03, 2022
Nigeria: 32 States, 233 LGAs Prone to Flooding in 2022, NEMA Warns
The director-general, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Mustapha Ahmed, yesterday said the agency had identified 233 local government areas in 32 states and FCT that… Read more »
June 23, 2022
Nigeria: Federal Govt Blames States As 48m Nigerians Still Defecate Openly
The report of the 2021 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene National Outcome Routine Mapping (WASHNORM 111), has shown an increase in the number of Nigerians practicing open defecation,… Read more »
June 07, 2022
Nigeria: World Environment Day - Federal Govt to Tackle Climate Change Challenges
As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to commemorate this year's World Environment Day, the minister of environment, Barrister Mohammed Abdullahi, has expressed optimism over the… Read more »
May 30, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerians Urged to Embrace Alternative Fuel Amid Global Energy Crisis
The environmental and economic effects of the situation, he highlighted, are; the increase in the energy and electricity cost with gas prices rising by about 47 per cent, increase… Read more »
May 25, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Focuses On Maritime Pollution Prevention, Control - Jamoh
The director-general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh, has restated the Agency's commitment to ensuring effective pollution… Read more »
May 23, 2022
Nigeria: Farmers Worry Over Insecurity, Climate Change, Others As Planting Season Begins
Nigerian farmers are struggling with adverse weather conditions and high cost of inputs as the planting season commences. Read more »