17-year-old wins 2023 Lagos Mangrove Marathon Race

A 17-year-old, Francis James from Plateau State, has won the second edition of the Mangrove Marathon Race 2023, held on Saturday in Lekki, Lagos. James won one million naira in the 10km eco-friendly race to beat other contestants including a…

Net Zero: Ojokoro LCDA to install plastic recycling plant

The Raising Awareness Against Net Zero (RANTZ) Nigeria Campaign has started delivering measurable results. This is as the Executive Chairman of Ojokoro Local Council Development Area (LCDA), in Lagos State, Mr. Hammed Idowu-Tijani (HID) has pledged to install a bottle sorting…

LWC: We’ll do our best for water to run in every home in Lagos State

to re-introduce Performance Implementation Programme (PIP) for improved service delivery. The Lagos Water Corporation under the new leadership of the Managing Director/CEO, Engr. Mukhtar Temitope Tijani has assured residents of the State of his commitment towards provision of potable water…

Food State of Emergency: IRC recommends simplified approaches for significant gains

Simplified approaches can lead to significant efficiency gains and scale, enabling policy shift that can help us reach more children now The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has recommended for President Bola Tinubu to implement approaches to reach more children. Babatunde…

Lawma organises medical checks for Sweepers

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has organised a free medical screening, for over 1000 sanitation workers (street sweepers) at the Authority’s headquarters, Ijora Olopa. Speaking at the event, the Acting Managing Director of LAWMA, Mr. Kunle Adebiyi, noted that…

African Countries Show Progress in Advancing Women’s Rights: Landmark Report on the Maputo Protocol

To mark the 20th Anniversary of the Maputo Protocol and to promote the continued adoption and implementation of its progressive provisions, the Solidarity for African Women’s Rights Coalition (SOAWR), Equality Now, and Make Every Woman Count (MEWC) has released the landmark…

122 million more people pushed into hunger since 2019 due to multiple crises, reveals UN report

Latest research shows around 735 million people currently facing hunger, compared to 613 million in 2019 Over 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world since 2019 due to the pandemic and repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including…

Anambra, UNICEF trains nurses, CHEWs to curb maternal, infants deaths

The Anambra State Government in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has commenced training for health workers on modified life saving skills to eradicate maternal and infant mortality.   Dr Afam Obidike, state’s Commissioner for Health, at the opening…

Lagos to host Mangrove Marathon 2nd Edition

Makes call for participants and sponsors N5million Naira total prize money   A coalition of environmental conservation groups have announced details for hosting of the 2nd edition of the Mangrove Marathon, which is a 10km eco-awareness run committed to raising…

WED2023: NCF, FCMB PARTNER TO COMBAT PLASTIC POLLUTION

To commemorate the 2023 world environment day, the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) partnered with First City Monument Bank Plc (FCMB) to provide practical solutions to the menace caused by plastic pollution. The easy-to-adopt and adaptable approaches NCF and FCMB jointly…

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