The Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAMN) has called for the Federal and State governments in Nigeria to support the Association as it seeks their support to professionalize the Waste Management industry through capacity building and a special investment…
18 inventors seek $49. 6m intervention at Africa Social Impact Summit
African inventors and entrepreneurs are seeking 49 million dollars from investors at the just concluded Africa Social Impact Summit (ASSIS) to scale up their businesses at the just concluded summit in Lagos This is contained in a statement signed by…
OGRC: Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Grant Selects Top 5 Candidates
The 5th Annual Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant which opened earlier this year has made public its top 5 shortlisted candidates. Proudly announcing the list of those who were shortlisted, the Oppenheimer Generations Research and Conservation (OGRC), host of the…
Nigeria takes action to monitor NDC’s implementation progress
Etta Michael Bisong, who attended an inception meeting in Abuja to gather stakeholders’ perspectives on how to track the implementation of Nigeria’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), explores their perspectives and thoughts on how the country can successfully achieve this ambitious…
LASEPA, partners, takes trash for cash advocacy to Surulere, Coker LCDA
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) and the Seven – Up Bottling Company (SBC) on Saturday took the advocacy of trash for cash to Surulere Local Government Area and Coker Community Development Area. The waste to wealth crusade saw…
IVLP Awardee, Prof. Okereke, trains 30 young climate leaders in Enugu
Prof Chukwumerije Okereke, an internationally recognized Climate Expert and an Awardee of the prestigious International Visitors Leadership Programme (IVLP) Impact Award has trained over 30 youths in Enugu State on Urban Spaces Greening and Climate Advocacy. The two- day event,…
Campaigners warn against improper plastic usage
By Rachael Okolo and Echeng Clement, Abuja Environmentalal activists have called on the government to address the issue of improper plastic use in order to reduce its harmful impact on Nigerians’ public health and environmental protection. The need for…
AMCEN 19: Deliver on Climate Finance Pledges, charges COP28 President
COP28 President-Designate Dr Sultan Al Jaber has addressed the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) in Ethiopia, in which he recognised the African continent’s performance and potential as a leading force in the energy transition and the need for increased…
AEW 2023: Former Nigerian Petroleum Minister, Prof. Kachikuwu to attend as Keynote Speaker
The African Energy Chamber has announced the participation of Prof. Ibe Kachikwu, Former Honorable Minister of State, Petroleum Resources of Nigeria at African Energy Week 2023 African Energy Week (AEW) 2023 – Africa’s premier event for the energy sector –…
African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) 2023: Africa’s Ministers of Environment Must Push for a Strong Africa Position on the Global Plastic Treaty
Preparatory to the upcoming 19th session of the ‘African Ministerial Conference on the Environment’ (AMCEN), Greenpeace Africa has called on Africa’s 54 Ministers of Environment to urge Member States not to compromise in the negotiations for a treaty that would…