The Ag. Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Engr. Abba Abubakar Aliyu, has called for a sustained push towards a Green Economy based future for Nigeria. Engr Abba Abubakar Aliyu stated this on Thursday July…
Environmental Law
DG SEC Urges Nigeria to Embrace Green Economy at OrientalNews Summit”
In a keynote address at the Oriental News Summit, Mr. Emomotimi Agama, Director General of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (SEC), passionately articulated the profound personal impact environmental degradation has had on Nigeria. His narrative vividly described how pollution has devastated…
Gov. Uba Sani Applauds President Bola Tinubu on Historic Signing of North West Development Commission Bill
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani has expressed his profound gratitude to His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the landmark signing of the North West Development Commission Bill describing it as “a decisive step to pull the North West…
Ohanaeze Ndigbo praises Tinubu as he signs South East and North West development commissions into laws
President Bola Tinubu got immediate applause from the South East political group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo after he signed into laws the North-West Development Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2024, and the South-East Development Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2023. The North-West Development Commission will facilitate…
IE stands firm on combating energy theft, reiterates penalties for offenders
Ikeja Electric Plc (IE)has reiterated that offenders caught in the act of energy theft will be immediately charged to court. The company emphasized that the era of merely imposing loss of revenue (LOR) penalty alone on offenders is over, as…
Forests face increasing risk of wildfires and pests due to climate change
The world’s forests are becoming increasingly susceptible to wildfires and pests due to climate change, according to a new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), released Monday. “Forests and trees are essential components of agrifood systems. The…
New Africa Sustainable Development Report Shows Critical Importance of Scaled-Up Development Financing
The report provides an in-depth review of African countries progress towards five sustainable development goals and their 32 targets to meet the 2030 Agenda and the African Union 2063 Agenda The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations…
German passenger rail service hit by strikes, construction and storms
Germany’s state-owned rail company Deutsche Bahn (DB) is blaming strikes, construction work and storms for a poor punctuality record in the first half of this year, with just 62.7% of long-distance trains arriving without major delay. “The massive strikes, country-wide…
MEMAN Calls for Crackdown on Counterfeit, Fake Lubricants
Stakeholders in the oil industry have made an impassioned call for a crackdown on sales and distribution of fake, counterfeit lubricants in Nigeria. This call was made yesterday at the quarterly press briefing by the Major Energy Marketers Association of…
UN forum on sustainable development concludes with renewed commitment, call for urgent action
The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development concluded on Wednesday, with nations reiterating the need for renewed impetus and accelerated actions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline. Held under the auspices of the…
