Over 700million children under 5 die every day of diarrhoel diseases….UNICEF Engineers under the aegis of the Nigerian Institution of Environmental Engineers (NIEE) Lagos State Chapter have called for more integrated support by the public and government to improve…
LAWMA, Sterling Bank Partner on WasteBanc Initiative
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has partnered Sterling Bank Plc and PAKAM Technology, on the launch of the WasteBanc initiative, aimed at promoting the culture of recycling to tackle the challenge of waste management across the state. The event…
Thought Leaders Converge to Mobilize Finance for SDG goals at 2023 Sustainability Table Discourse
High-profile speakers, including Lagos Governor Sanwo Olu, Kwara First Lady, Dr. Abdul Razaq, Minister of State for Environment Salako, Commissioner of Finance and Economic Development, Akintunde Oyebode, IHS Nigeria CEO, Mohamad Darwish, are set to address the urgency of SDGs…
President Tinubu appoints Abdullahi Mustapha as DG, Energy Commission
Nigeria’s President, Ahmed Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr. Abdullahi Mustapha as the new Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN). This was contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser on Media…
LASG Seals Markets within Trade Fair Complex Over Environmental Infractions
……Reiterates Commitment to Zero Tolerance for Reckless Waste Disposal The Lagos State Government has sealed markets within Trade Fair International Complex, located at Lagos-Badagry expressway, Ojo, over a series of environmental infractions, particularly improper waste disposal, burning of wastes, which…
LASG, NCF raise advocacy on solution to plastic pollution on Annual ‘Walk for Nature’ event
The Lagos State Government (LASG) on Saturday partnered with the Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF) to stage the Annual ‘Walk for Nature’ event to raise awareness on solution to plastic pollution and promote environmental sustainability. The theme of the 17th edition…
ANOTHER SET OF ENVIRONMENTAL OFFENDERS CONVICTED IN LAGOS
..…To Do Community Service A Magistrate’s Court in Oshodi has handed down community service sentences to nineteen individuals apprehended for indiscriminate waste dumping. The proceedings, presided over by Magistrate Ademola Adesanya, saw a total of 24 individuals brought before the…
Alternative Fuel: Stakeholders x-ray realities of Nigeria’s energy transition
The BusinessDay / MOMAN Policy Intervention Series once again played host to an impact oriented stakeholder group; who came together to x-ray the entire gamut of the energy transition and what Nigeria must do to overcome the challenges to smooth…
First-Ever Nuclear Energy Summit to be Held in Brussels in March 2024
Following the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Atoms4NetZero initiative, leaders from around the world will gather at a Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels early next year to highlight the role of nuclear energy in addressing the global challenges to reduce the…
Alternative Energy can bring about shared prosperity to combat institutional impunity
Adoption of alternative energies has the potential of creating a multiplier effect on Nigeria’s development and socio-political orientation. According to Dr Henrietta Onwuegbuzie, Associate professor of entrepreneurship at the Lagos Business School, the drive towards the energy transition can play…