The Lagos State Government announced over the weekend that the ban on the usage and distribution of Single-Use Plastics (SUPs) will be fully enforced statewide on July 1, 2025. Speaking at Alausa Secretariat during a courtesy visit by the…
LASG Reaffirms Commitment to Reducing Maternal, Newborn Mortality – Hosts Dissemination Meeting on CEmONC Assessment Findings
Partners with Federal Ministry of Health, Jhpiego, SWAp, Stakeholders to Address Service Gaps In a move to boost maternal and newborn survival in Lagos, stakeholders in the health sector converged today, May 15, 2025, for the dissemination of findings…
Petrobras Seeks Return To Nigeria’s Oil Sector
Petrobras, the state oil company of Brazil, is seeking to re-enter Nigeria’s oil sector, with a specific interest in frontier deepwater acreage. As the economic reforms of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu take root, the company, which had…
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…
LAGOS Launches Swift Project To Boost Women’s Access To Family Planning Services
‘Supporting Women’s Increased Access to Family Planning Through Pharmacies and Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors’
Federal Government Establishes Forest Guards to Reclaim National Forests
In a bold move to strengthen national security and reclaim Nigeria’s forest reserves from criminal elements, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of a specialized Forest Guard Unit and the immediate commencement of its recruitment. The initiative targets…
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…
LAGOS Launches Advocacy Project To Boost PHC, Maternal and Child Health Service Delivery
Projects Funded by Gates Foundation, to Run till 2028 EngenderHealth to Co-implement Initiative Targeting RMNCAH+N Improvement In a major stride toward improving health outcomes in Lagos, the Lagos State Government and EngenderHealth, a global reproductive health organization, on Monday…
International Nurses Day: Nurse-Led Team Honored for Bringing Dignified Care and Support To Terminally Ill Patients on Hospital Ship in Africa
In Partnership With the DAISY Foundation™, the Global Mercy™ Nursing Team Receives Inaugural Mercy Ships DAISY Team Award for Transformative End-of-Life Care The compassionate care of a team of palliative care nurses from the United States and the Netherlands…
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…
