The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today announced recipients of the 2024 Champions of the Earth, honoured for their outstanding leadership, brave actions and sustainable solutions to tackle land degradation, drought and desertification. This year’s laureates include a minister of Indigenous…
Environmental Taskforce Hosts ‘Zero-Tolerance’ Special Advocacy, Public Sensitisation Programme
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce) has reaffirmed its dedication to ensuring a safe, secure and habitable environment with the successful hosting of its Special Advocacy and Public Sensitisation Programme over the weekend. The event, which commenced…
WaterAid, LASG calls for Collaboration To Address Faecal Sludge/Wastewater Management
WaterAid Nigeria in partnership with the Lagos State WasteWater Management Office (LSWAMO) has called for collaboration among stakeholders in addressing faecal sludge and waste water management in the state. The two organizations jointly made the call at a workshop for…
Chevron Nigeria Wins Award for Energy Company of the Year for Environmental Sustainability and CSR
Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), on Friday Dec. 6, 2024, received an award as “Energy company of the year for its Environmental Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility accomplishments. The award presented by the Nigerian News Direct newspaper, was received by Mr Victor…
TUC National Deputy President Commends Lagos Water Corporation on Ongoing Transformation Process
L-R: SSASCGOC branch secretary, Comrade Alade Olawale; NPA SSASCGOC, Comrade Akanbi Ismail; LWC Executive Director, Operations, Engr. (Mrs.) Helen Omolanke Taiwo; LWC, Director (Administration and Human Resources), Mr. Hakeem Kosoko; and TUC National Deputy President/President General (SSASCGOC), Comrade Kayode Alakija,…
PACT Decries N10M Tobacco Fund as Inadequate Amid 29,000 Annual Deaths
The Protecting and Activating Communities Against Tobacco (PACT) Lagos hub, has described as vastly insufficient the recent increase in the National Tobacco Fund from N4.7M to N10m in the budget. The National Tobacco Control Fund (NTCF) is a financial mechanism…
Lagos State Strengthens Drive Towards Universal Health Coverage
• 1.3 Million Residents Enrolled on Ilera-Eko• As LASHMA Renews Drive Towards Compulsory Health Insurance In a concerted push to ensure accessible, affordable, and equitable healthcare for all residents, the Lagos State Government has said it is strengthening drive towards…
SPP appoints Dr. Peter Ekweozoh, mni, Snr Fellow on Technology Innovation
The Society for Planet and Prosperity (SPP) has announced the appointment of Dr. Peter Ekweozoh, mni, as a Senior Fellow on Technology Innovation. This is contained in a statement signed by Ugochukwu Uzuegbu, Communications Officer, SPP, on Thursday and made…
NDDC MD Reiterates Commitment to Transformative Development in the Niger Delta
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, has emphasized the Commission’s unwavering dedication to delivering impactful projects and accelerating sustainable development for all ethnic groups within the Niger Delta. Dr. Ogbuku gave this assurance…
GBV: Speakers at Headfort Foundation Rights Advocacy urge survivors of GBV to speak out
Speakers and stakeholders at the Headfort Foundation for Justice workshop to educate girls about their rights after sexual violence have called on the survivals of Gender Based Violence (GBV) and sexual abuse to demonstrate the moral courage to speak out.…
