The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has dislodged traders engaged in roadside trading around Oyingbo Market, for constituting environmental nuisance. The market is currently sealed for various environmental infractions. The Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, said the agency…
Disaster Management
Alamutu Market at Mushin Sealed for Sanitation Concerns
LAWMA clears illegal trading activities at Yaba Railway corridors The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), has sealed Alamutu (Ologede) Market located at Idi-oro, Mushin, over poor sanitary conditions and improper waste disposal practices around the market. The Managing Director/CEO of…
Floods: Expert urges commitment to climate change mitigation
Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke, Director, Center for Climate Change and Development, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ebonyi State, has urged the government to put climate change at the center of its economic growth plan. Okereke made the appeal in an interview with…
Campaigners warn against improper plastic usage
By Rachael Okolo and Echeng Clement, Abuja Environmentalal activists have called on the government to address the issue of improper plastic use in order to reduce its harmful impact on Nigerians’ public health and environmental protection. The need for…
NEMA distributes relief items to 11,101 flood victims, vulnerable groups in FCT
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has distributed relief items to 11,101 victims of the 2022 flood disaster as well as vulnerable groups in the FCT. Mr Mustapha Ahmed, Director-General, NEMA, flagged off the distribution of the items at the…
Geological Survey Agency partners global institutions, stakeholders to provide standard laboratories
The Nigeria Geological Survey Agency (NGSA), says the agency is willing to collaborate with global agencies and other relevant stakeholders to improve laboratories. This according to the agency is to enable them conduct mineral sample tests. The Director-General of the…
Strengthening Disaster Management at the Community Level: A Crucial Imperative
By National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Disasters can strike with little warning, leaving communities devastated and vulnerable. To effectively mitigate the impact of such calamities, having robust disaster management structures at the community level is imperative. The National Emergency…
Grooming Center renews partnership with Sesor, supports IDPs with N20.74m
Groming People for Better Livelihood Center (Grooming Center) has renewed its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sesor Empowerment Foundation, donating 20.740 million naira to continue their support for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria. Executive Director, Sesor Foundation, Ms Ier…
Net Zero: Ojokoro LCDA to install plastic recycling plant
The Raising Awareness Against Net Zero (RANTZ) Nigeria Campaign has started delivering measurable results. This is as the Executive Chairman of Ojokoro Local Council Development Area (LCDA), in Lagos State, Mr. Hammed Idowu-Tijani (HID) has pledged to install a bottle sorting…
Food State of Emergency: IRC recommends simplified approaches for significant gains
Simplified approaches can lead to significant efficiency gains and scale, enabling policy shift that can help us reach more children now The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has recommended for President Bola Tinubu to implement approaches to reach more children. Babatunde…
