The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), a non governmental organisation (NGO), has called on government at all levels to increase budgetary allocation to the water sector. The Executive Director, CAPPA, Mr Akinbode Oluwafemi made the call on…
Water & Sanitation
Water Day; WaterAid seeks multi stakeholder approach to water management
WaterAid says that a multistakeholder approach is required to engender the peace that water brings among communities. Ms Evelyn Mere, Country Director, WaterAid, said this in her remarks to mark the 2024 Water Day Celebration held at Oregun Junior High…
Lagos Unveils Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Policy and Implementation Plan
………..As Governor joins celebration of 2024 World Water Day The Lagos State Governor Mr Babajide Sanwo-olu on Thursday unveiled the Lagos State Water, Sanitation and Hygiene policy to effectively harness, promote national and international focus on Water and Sanitation…
LASG intensifies cleaning of drainage channels including canals
As part efforts to actualize its promise to sustain a flood free Lagos, the Lagos State Government has intensified dredging / cleaning of major drainage channels and canals across the state. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo…
IWD: WaterAid urges investment in WASH to promote women’s rights, dignity
As the global community marks International Women’s Day, WaterAid Nigeria has called for increased investment in WASH to promote the rights and dignity of women. WaterAid made the call in a statement issued by the Country Director, Ms Evelyn Mere,…
IWD 2024: HEDA Writes Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, NASS, on better deal for smallholder women farmers, climate champions
In commemoration of International Women’s Day (IWD) 2024, The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has called on President Bola Tinubu to prioritize the critical contributions of smallholder women farmers in Nigeria’s quest for food security and sustainable…
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…
Lagos, Ghana company sign agreement on solid and liquid waste treatment
To establish Material Recovery Facility to reduce downstream pressure The Lagos State Government and a Ghana Waste Management company, JONSPONG, on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to treat solid and liquid waste in the state. The MOU which…
EnviroNews Advocacy warns against dumping, blockage of Ogunpa River channels
The EnviroNews Advocacy & Campaigns for Sustainability, a non-governmental organization (NGO), has urged residents of Ibadan in Oyo State to prevent the outbreak of another flood disaster in the city by putting an end to the indiscriminate dumping of refuse…
Federal Government Calls for Collaborative efforts and Funding for SURWASH Programme.
The Federal Government has reiterated the critical need for collaborative efforts and funding for the Sustainable Urban and Rural Hygiene (SURWASH) Programme among States to advance the objectives of the National Action Plan for the revitalization of the Country’s WASH…
