The Senate Committee on Local Content on Wednesday held the first interactive session with the leadership of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) at the Senate Building at Abuja and resolved to collaborate and deepen the implementation of…
The Earthshot Prize Announces Earthshot Week and Awards to Take Place in Cape Town this November
The Earthshot Week is set to be hosted in Cape Town, South Africa in November, 2024; also featuring The Earthshot Prize and the annual Awards Ceremony. Across five days of landmark events, The Earthshot Prize will celebrate the groundbreaking work…
Proven Vector Control Interventions Needed to Stem Malaria Infections in Africa
Experts recommend that the current prevention of malaria in highly endemic countries in Africa should integrate “locally appropriate” control measures to cope with the highest burden of mosquito-borne disease on the continent. The latest 2023 World Malaria Report shows that the life-threatening…
LAWMA Academy Reaches Over 4,258 Pupils Through School Advocacy
The educational arm of the Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA Academy, has sensitised over 4,258 pupils of various public schools across the state, since its school enlightenment/advocacy programme began last month. This was disclosed by LAWMA’s Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA,…
NCDMB commits to fast-track of oil and gas projects approvals
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has pledged to expedite the approval of requests and documents submitted by oil and gas companies to ensure the swift development of projects, increase oil production, and improve the national economy. …
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…
Road to COP29: Highest Climate Ambitions Needed to Decarbonize World
by Cecilia Russell (Nairobi) The road to COP29 has begun in earnest in the backdrop of a global climate report indicating that not only was 2023 the warmest year in a 174-year climate record, it was the warmest by…
Coalition of CSOs host Post COP28 review; insist on better engagements for increased takeaways
The Coalition for Socio-Ecological Transformation (COSET) and partners in Abuja on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, at a forum tagged “Post COP28 – Reviews and Lessons Learnt” undertook an analysis of engagements, positions and decisions from the 28th Session of the…
Nigeria launches residential energy demand survey
The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Power, in collaboration with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), with support from the European Union (EU) and International Energy Agency (IEA), recently launched the Nigeria Residential Sector Energy Demand…
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…
