Press Statement by Civil Society Organizations On the 16th of January 2024, Shell announced on its website and social media platform X that it had reached an agreement to sell its Nigerian onshore subsidiary SPDC to a consortium of domestic…
Flu wave growing larger in Germany
A wave of flu infections in Germany has continued to grow and now affects all age groups, according to a weekly update from Germany’s public health authority. Previously, it had primarily been schoolchildren and young adults who had contracted the…
LASG Advocates Improved Air Quality for Healthy Living
Calls on Lagosians for Understanding, Joint Efforts in Mitigating Climate Change Effect The Lagos State Government has stressed the need for green and improved air quality across the State to ensure healthy living for the citizenry, noting that the present…
German environmentalists seek to block Baltic island’s LNG terminal
A German environmental group has filed a formal objection to a planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on the Baltic island of Rügen. The group, Environmental Action Germany (DUH), argued that the LNG project filed insufficient paperwork to obtain regulatory…
EU Commission approves €2.6 billion compensation for German coal exit
The European Commission approved on Monday compensation worth €2.6 billion ($2.8 billion) by the German government for energy provider RWE for the early closure of coal-fired power plants. An investigation has proven that the payments are in line with the…
FG, UNIDO & partners call for collaboration, circular economy practice, to tackle plastic pollution
The Federal Ministry of Environment has partnered the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and the Embassy of Japan to call for concerted effort by stakeholders and the practice of circular economy in tackling the menace of plastic pollution. The…
WaterAid, Cummins W.A to impact 186,000 people with water improvement project in Lagos, Abuja
WaterAid has partnered with Cummins W.A to impact about 186, 000 people with life- transforming water, sanitation and hygiene project to be sited within communities in Lagos and Abuja. Newsmen reports that the project would provide water and sanitation facilities…
NIEE Lagos undertakes Study Tour at Dangote Refinery; seek enhanced partnership
“It’s always been my dream and I am overwhelmed to have the opportunity of being part of this exceptional project”. That was the gushing statement by Raj Hooblal, Head, Environment of the Dangote Refinery, speaking to Engineers under the aegis…
WaterAid, PepsiCo Foundation provides clean water, toilets for 2000 students in Lagos
WaterAid has partnered with the Lagos State Government to commissioned newly installed 6,000-litre solar-powered borehole, rehabilitated seven compartments of toilets and group of handwashing stations at Community and LGA Primary schools at Ijegun. Speaking at the ocassion, the Country Director,…
Lagos Seals Ogba City Mall, Ajah Market
Vows more action on filthy markets and business facilities The Lagos State Government has shut Ogba City Mall, Ikeja, and Ajah Market, Eti-Osa, for sundry waste disposal offences. The action was carried out by the combined enforcement teams of the…
