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…
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…
The Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) Joins the Global EverGreening Alliance to Promote Responsible Forest Management and Restoration
The Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) is pleased to announce its membership of the Global EverGreening Alliance (the Alliance) to promote responsible forest management and restoration The Alliance is a multi-sectoral, multi-stakeholder platform working to address the global challenges of food…
NEMA distributes relief items to 11,101 flood victims, vulnerable groups in FCT
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has distributed relief items to 11,101 victims of the 2022 flood disaster as well as vulnerable groups in the FCT. Mr Mustapha Ahmed, Director-General, NEMA, flagged off the distribution of the items at the…
Bank of America Refinances Gabon Sovereign Debt for Nature and Ocean Conservation
Bank of America announces the completion of the first ‘Debt-for-Nature’ transaction in Continental Africa and Africa’s first ever involving private creditors to refinance $500 million of Gabon’s sovereign debt The new funding will enable Gabon to contribute $125 million to…