By Gloria Akudoro, Abuja The Federal Government and the French Development Agency, “Agence Française de Dévelopment – AFD” yesterday, reiterated their commitment to strengthen their cooperation to promote climate action and the low carbon economic development in Nigeria. The bilateral…
The Federal Ministry of Health has partnered with the World Health Organisation to strengthen stakeholders’ capacity to halt impact of electronic waste exposure on child and public health in Nigeria. This was the thrust of the ongoing National Stakeholders’ Workshop…
The Ecological Project Office (EPO), on Wednesday said it spent about N2.8 billion in intervention on 291 projects from May 2015 to Nov. 2021, in the country. Dr Habiba Lawal, Permanent Secretary of the office, disclosed this at the annual…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has called on people living in flood prone areas to have a change of attitude towards the environment to minimise the negative impacts of floods. Mr Justin Uwazuruonue, Head, Abuja Area Operation Office of…
Enugu State Government says it has begun to enforce the payment of the 2020 and 2021 sanitation rate. The Managing Director of the Waste Management Authority (ESWAMA), Mrs Amaka Anajemba, disclosed this on Tuesday in a statement made available to…
The Ebonyi government says it is intensifying the waste evacuation system of the state, aimed at ensuring cleaner environment that will safeguard its citizens’ health. Dr. Richard Nnabu, State Commissioner for Environment, Grants and Donor Agencies, stated this in an…
By Owoleye Oluwakayode The Lagos State Government has said it plans to work with local government chairmen for effective maintenance of tertiary drainage channels in councils. According to a statement on Sunday, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources,…
An inferno on Wednesday gutted a shopping plaza on llofa road in the GRA area of llorin. The Director, State Fire Service, Mr Falade Olumuyiwa told newsmen that the fire, which begun about 1a.m., destroyed valuables worth millions of naira.…
The July edition of the monthly Ogun State Environmental Sanitation Exercise billed for Saturday 31st July has been cancelled. According to a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Environment,Mr Ola Oresanya,the exercise was cancelled because of…
International oil companies have so far contributed about one billion dollars for the implementation of Ogoni clean-up project. The Minister of Environment, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, made this known during a news briefing organised by the Ministry in Abuja on clean-up…
