The President, Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF), Izoma Philip Asiodu, CFR, has called for the proper management of ecological funds in the country. Asiodu made the call on Wednesday in Lagos at a media interview…
Niger Delta: Why Traditional Leaders Must Speak Out Against Environmental Injustice
Niger Delta traditional leaders have been urged to speak out against all forms of environmental injustice meted out on them as a result of oil pollution, environmental degredation and oil spillage by oil companies working in the Niger Delta. Prince…
Nigeria, Germany launches partnership on battery recycling
Nigeria and Germany has launched a Partnership for Responsible Battery and Metal recycling (ProBaMet) project. The partnership aims at improving battery recycling in Nigeria, raising labour and environmental standards, and establishing sustainable trade flows for raw materials. On this new…
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…
A new satellite will use Google’s AI to map methane leaks from space
It could help to form the most detailed portrait yet of methane emissions—but companies and countries will actually have to act on the data. By James O’Donnell A methane-measuring satellite will launch in March that aims to use Google’s AI…
On OML 34; NNPCL, US Govt., Deloitte Partner to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Part of new operational goal to reduce methane and greenhouse gases from upstream activities A net-zero carbon objective The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has partnered with the United States (US) Department of States and international management consultancy…
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…
Single-use plastic, styrofoam ban long overdue, environmentalists say
Some environmentalists have lauded the recent ban of single-use plastic and styrofoam by the Lagos State Government, stating that the ban was long overdue. The environmentalists said this in different interviews on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, in Lagos. Lagos State…
LAGOS SHUTS OKE-AFA, KATANGUA MARKETS FOR FILTH
The Lagos State Government, in a bid to curb mounting environmental health concerns, has sealed Oke-Afa Market, Isolo and Katangua Market, Abule Egba, for violating waste disposal regulations and for sundry unhygienic practices around the markets, constituting grave environmental infractions.…
