A price jump can be seen on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange display board with the Dax curve. Credit: Arne Dedert/dpa By Julian Weber, dpa Leading German companies listed on the country’s top stock market index recorded lower greenhouse…
World Future Council Welcomes Neshan Gunasekera as new CEO
Neshan Gunasekera, the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the World Future Council has assumed the office, this May 2025. The outgoing Management Board, Alexandra Wandel and Marie Biermann, who both transition into new roles outside the WFC, received accolades…
Lagos Commences Second Voluntary Local Review On SDGs
As part of its follow-up and review mechanisms of the 2030 Agenda, the Lagos State Government has initiated a plan towards the commencement of the Second Voluntary Local Review (VLR) on SDGs to accelerate the localisation of the SDGs process…
Heads of Marine and Blue Economy Agencies Sign 2025 Performance Bonds with Oyetola
In a bold step to strengthen accountability, transparency, and alignment with national development priorities, the Honorable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola CON, today oversaw the formal signing of the 2025 Performance Bonds by the heads…
LASG Intensifies Campaign Against Noise Pollution at 10th Noiseless Lagos Advocacy
The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to tackling noise pollution through strengthened enforcement, stakeholder engagement, and public education The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, said this at the 10th edition of the annual…
USAID’s Demise Threatens a Vital Health and Climate Solution in Africa
A funding stoppage hurts efforts to phase out polluting home cookstoves and replace them with cleaner alternatives. The Trump administration’s gutting of the US Agency for International Development, with 80% of its programs now canceled, is a blow for clean…
African Mining Week to Connect Junior Miners with African Prospects, Global Investors
Under the theme From Extraction to Beneficiation: Unlocking Africa’s Mineral Wealth, African Mining Week will connect emerging miners with lucrative opportunities within Africa’s mining value chain The upcoming African Mining Week – scheduled for October 1–3, 2025, in Cape…
Guardians of the Green: Indigenous Environmental Stewardship in Africa
By Christopher Burke Indigenous communities across Africa have long shaped and preserved ecosystems, applying deep ecological understanding built through generations of observation and adaptation. In the African context, Indigenous Peoples are self-identified communities with distinct cultural identities, ancestral ties…
As Pressures Mount on Migratory Birds, These Cities are Becoming Safe Havens
Each spring and autumn, hundreds of thousands of storks follow the narrow land bridge between the Middle East and Europe on which Istanbul sits. Credit: Andalou via AFP/Alper Tuydes Twice a year, millions of birds across the Earth embark on…
Glo Foundation Organises Rest and Relaxation Day for Sanitation Workers
More than 1,000 sanitation workers have been celebrated at a special event tagged, rest and relaxation day, organised by Glo Foundation, at the headquarters of the Lagos Waste Management Authority, (LAWMA), Ijora, Olopa. The event was a break off work, and dedicated for…
