Nigeria to lose 0.94% of GDP, 3.8% of health budgets to lack of WASH facilities

WaterAid says that Nigeria will lose 0.94 per cent of its GDP each year and 3.8 per cent of its health budgets to infections caused by the lack of handwashing facilities, clean water and decent toilets. This is contained in…

Nureni emerges as National Chairman, Environmental Engineers Association.

MD, Lagos Water, Rector, YabaTech and three others inducted as Fellows Pledges to increase capacity of engineers to combat flooding It was all about purpose and focus as Engr Nureni Adegboyega Ogunyemi was inaugurated as the 14th National Chairman of…

Last Generation climate activists charged over German island protest

German climate activists belonging to the Last Generation group that joined protests on the island of Sylt last summer are facing charges brought by the public prosecutor’s office. Six people are accused of damaging property and trespassing after allegedly disrupting…

LASG Re-Commissions Mosan-Okunola Waterworks; restores water supply to adjoining communities

The Lagos State Government, through Lagos Water Corporation has restored potable water supply to Abesan Baruwa and other adjoining communities of the area in the State. This was disclosed during the re-commissioning of the newly rehabilitated Mosan-Okunola Mini Waterworks, which…

Environmental Engineers Seek Increased Capacity for Climate Actions at International Conference

Environmental Engineers Seek Increased Capacity for Climate Actions “It’s high time Environmental Engineers start working to ensure better policy implementation for climate related actions in Nigeria” This was the wake up call advocated by the general body of the Nigerian…

NIEE Lagos undertakes Study Tour at Dangote Refinery; seek enhanced partnership

“It’s always been my dream and I am overwhelmed to have the opportunity of being part of this exceptional project”. That was the gushing statement by Raj Hooblal, Head, Environment of the Dangote Refinery, speaking to Engineers under the aegis…

WaterAid, PepsiCo Foundation provides clean water, toilets for 2000 students in Lagos

WaterAid has partnered with the Lagos State Government to commissioned newly installed 6,000-litre solar-powered borehole, rehabilitated seven compartments of toilets and group of handwashing stations at Community and LGA Primary schools at Ijegun. Speaking at the ocassion, the Country Director,…

Environmental Engineers: We need more integrated support for WASH and Sanitation in Lagos State to combat child mortality and unhealthy environment; says Majolagbe

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…

Floods: Expert urges commitment to climate change mitigation

Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke, Director, Center for Climate Change and Development, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ebonyi State, has urged the government to put climate change at the center of its economic growth plan. Okereke made the appeal in an interview with…

WCS hands over 4 rehabilitated boreholes to 3 communities in Cross River State

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has handed over four boreholes rehabilitated under the Watershed Protection for Safe and Sustainable Water Supply activity to three communities in Cross River State. Mr Joseph Mathew, Communications Manager, WCS, made this known to newsmen…

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