As part efforts to actualize its promise to sustain a flood free Lagos, the Lagos State Government has intensified dredging / cleaning of major drainage channels and canals across the state. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo…
Disaster Management
Mrs Soludo donates multivitamin supplements to over 26,000 elderly in Anambra
Wife of the Anambra State Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, has donated cartons of multivitamin supplements to over 26,000 elderly in the state to increase their quality of life. Soludo who distributed the cartons of multivitamin supplements on Friday in Awka,…
ICDO calls for deployment of technology in disaster management
The International Civil Defence Organisation (ICDO) has called for investment and deployment of innovative technologies to predict, prevent, prepare and respond to natural and man-made disasters. Mrs Njoupouo Mariatou, Secretary General, ICDO, made the call at the 2024 World Civil…
Nureni emerges as National Chairman, Environmental Engineers Association.
MD, Lagos Water, Rector, YabaTech and three others inducted as Fellows Pledges to increase capacity of engineers to combat flooding It was all about purpose and focus as Engr Nureni Adegboyega Ogunyemi was inaugurated as the 14th National Chairman of…
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…
Tinubu, Governors Mull establishment of State Police; seek increased local food production
At a meeting earlier today, President Bola Tinubu, with the Vice President Kashim Shettima, the 36 States Governors and the FCT Minister, have expressed preference towards establishing a state based police structure. This is in opposition to approving the formation…
Access Bank Boss, Wigwe, others presumed dead in US chopper crash
It’s a sad day as Mr Herbert Wigwe, the CEO of Access Bank Plc, has been reported killed in a helicopter crash in the United States of America. However, up till the time of writing this report, no survivors have…
Why Nigeria must Channel Petroleum Subsidy Savings Towards Driving Green Growth and Sustainable Development in Nigeria
By Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke In a daring move, Nigeria’s President, His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, declared the immediate abolition of fuel subsidies during his Inaugural Address on May 29, 2023, stating quite simply that “subsidy is gone”.…
LAWMA, MAN Collaborate for Environmental Sustainability
Styrofoam ban in public interest The Lagos Waste Management Authority, (LAWMA) and the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), have met to discuss ways of implementing sustainable waste management strategies, following the recent ban on usage of styrofoam packs in…
Last Generation climate activists charged over German island protest
German climate activists belonging to the Last Generation group that joined protests on the island of Sylt last summer are facing charges brought by the public prosecutor’s office. Six people are accused of damaging property and trespassing after allegedly disrupting…
