Save the Planet, Protect the Future. No Excuses for Inaction. Eight policy measures that governments should take Joint message of World Future Council members and Right Livelihood Laureates to the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) “Planet Earth is…
Disaster Management
President Biden is Hosting a Summit of African Leaders – Governance in the Sahel Must Be a Priority
The upcoming Africa Leaders’ Summit– slated to take place in Washington, DC in December- is well-timed. The Biden administration has made a welcome and significant push over the past two years to support democracy, anti-corruption and peace-building around the world- and…
Lawyers Press International Court to Investigate a ‘Network’ Committing Crimes Against Humanity in Brazil’s Amazon
A court filing details an unrelenting barrage of threats, torture and murders intended to drive rural people from the rainforest and speed the extraction of natural resources. In a novel strategy, lawyers argue that the crimes are linked to a…
Parties at COP27 Add Loss and Damage to the Agenda, But Won’t Discuss Which Countries Are Responsible or Who Should Pay
After enduring unprecedented climate disasters, Pakistan pushed talks about the costs of climate change onto the agenda. The U.N. secretary general calls the discussions a “moral imperative.” By Zoha Tonio / InsideClimateNews The United Nations climate summit officially opened on…
DON’T TURN ABANDONED PROPERTIES TO REFUSE DUMPS – LAWMA MD
The Managing Director/CEO of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Ibrahim Odumboni, has warned residents against turning abandoned properties to dumpsites, or using waste to reclaim lands for future uses. Odumboni who spoke through a release from the Authority…
LASG sets pace for disaster management
By Fabian Ekeruche Hon. Mobolaji Ogunlende, the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Government on Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations says that state is setting the pace for disaster management in the country. Ogunlende stated this at a…
NAIC sympathises with flood victims: Assures of urgent attention to genuine claims
The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) sympathises with all the flood victims across the country, expressing dismay at the loss of lives, properties and livelihoods. This was contained in a press statement released earlier today. In the statement, the Corporation…
Conference of Speakers seek immediate investigation into Kogi assembly fire
The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria (CoSAP) have called for immediate probe into the fire that gutted the Kogi Assembly Complex in Lokoja. This is contained in a statement issued by the media aide to Mr Abubakar Sulaiman, Chairman of the CoSAP, Mr Abdul Bura in Bauchi.…
NEMA tasks aircraft, ship owners on safety
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has urged all aircraft and ship owners to apply full safety measures in their operations. The agency made the appeal at a one-day awareness and sensitisation workshop aimed at reiterating the importance of continuous…
FIRE INCIDENT: LASG TO CONDUCT INTEGRITY TEST ON AFFECTED STRUCTURE
The Lagos State Government has directed that two floors marked from a building razed by fire recently at 39/45 Martins Street, Balogun, should be removed immediately by the developer, while an integrity test is carried out on the entire structure…
