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World Liquid Gas Association calls for accelerated rollout of clean cooking solutions at LPG expo

The World Liquid Gas Association (WLGA) has called for...

HEDA commends mobilisation of N300bn Host Community Development Fund, demands transparency, proper utilisation in line with PIA Act 

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre),...

South Africa: Group frowns at Shell’s Northern Cape oil exploration project

Climate awareness, change and conservation organisation, The Green Connection,...

Conservation

Customs seizes 420kg Pangolin scales in Kano

The Nigeria Customs Service, Kano/Jigawa Area Command, has intercepted...

Vanishing wetlands put $39tr in global benefits on the line – Report

Wetlands, which sustain life across the planet, are disappearing...

Renaissance Energy, Bayelsa host communities to conserve Apoi Creek Forest Reserves

Renaissance Africa Energy Company and hosts to its South...

Gender

Climate change: Experts warn of looming impact on women’s health

Some health experts have raised alarm over the growing toll of climate-related disasters on public health, particularly on women...

Women leaders kick off 7th Global Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice

The Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) on Monday, June 23, 2025, hosted the first day of the "Global Women’s Assembly...

New report lists Indigenous Women’s response to climate, human rights crisis

As the world searches for answers to the climate crisis and the global backsliding of human rights, Indigenous Women...

Human Welfare

CAPPA condemns Ibadan varsity’s suspension of student activists, urges reinstatement

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has condemned in...

U.S. floods: UN chief condoles with families of 80 victims

UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has extended his heartfelt condolences...

Groups flay abductions, killings of human rights defenders in Kenya

Human rights groups across Africa are horrified by the...

Science & Tech

Climate justice movements celebrate African leadership in rejecting solar geoengineering at AMCEN

As the 20th African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN20) comes to an end, climate justice groups and movements...

NARAP, SRADev collaborate to promote eco-friendly refrigeration technologies

As part of their initiative to commemorate the 2025 World Refrigeration Day (WRD), the Nigerian Association of Refrigeration and...

Nigeria to launch four satellites for Earth observation, security

Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, said the Federal Executive Council...

Mining

Nigeria’s local content reforms spark mining boom, set model for Africa

Nigeria’s mining industry is undergoing a dramatic transformation, driven by targeted local content policies from the Nigerian Content Development...

Kano moves to curb illegal sand excavation near water sources

Kano State Government has intensified efforts to curb illegal silica sand excavation activities near water sources in a bid...

Informal lead, gold mining contributing to widespread poisoning in Nigeria – Study

Artisanal lead mining in Nigeria is responsible for airborne lead exposures that are 10 times the U.S. Permissible Exposure...
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African Ministers demand equitable climate finance, a just transition ahead of COP30

The 20th session of the African Ministerial Conference on...

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Health

New UN declaration must protect rights of the world’s poorest to nutritional benefits of milk and meat, say experts

A draft UN declaration to eliminate trans-fatty acids from global diets risks inadvertently denying the world’s...
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Cholera spreads to 17 of Sudan’s 18 states

Cholera cases in Khartoum State in Sudan are declining following a 10-day vaccination campaign...
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Sights restored as over 2,000 benefit from NNPC/Shell Vision First outreach in Lagos community

There have been testimonies of restored sights as more than 2,000 people accessed healthcare...
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Bill to establish oil and gas hospital in Delta passes 2nd reading in Senate

The Senate has passed for second reading, a bill seeking an act to establish...
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Missing N6trn: SERAP sues govt over failure to publish NDDC report

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and four concerned...

Land Degradation

Nigeria’s financial sector mobilises toward deforestation-free finance

Climate imperatives are reshaping the landscape of financial responsibility...

10th anniversary: NAGGW to hold high profile celebration in Jigawa – D-G

The National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW)...

FENRAD urges Abia action over worsening erosion crisis in Ebem Ohafia

The Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy & Development (FENRAD)...

Desertification and Drought Day: Nations urged to unlock trillion-dollar land restoration economy 

If we continue business as usual, land almost the size...

Pollution

Hidden dangers: Toxic chemicals found in children’s hair clips

Toxics watchdog, BAN Toxics, has raised concerns over the...

Pollution: Lagos, stakeholders urge residents to obey environmental laws

The Lagos State Government (LASG) has urged residents to...

PAVE asks citizens to engage negotiating ministers to support a strong Plastics Treaty

The Pan African Vision for the Environment (PAVE) is...

BAN Toxics, community groups renew call to end plastic pollution 

 In observance of International Plastic Bag Free Day 2025,...

Renewable Energy

AfDB, SEFA provide $40m investment in equity platform Zafiri to accelerate renewable energy access across Africa

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank...

African communities celebrate one year of REPower campaign with calls for energy justice

Communities across Africa on Friday, July 18, 2025, came...

SAGLEV, Dongfeng unveil electric SUV to boost govt’s green initiative

SAGLEV Electromobility Co Nig. Ltd. and Dongfeng Motor Corporation...

Africa’s solar riches undermined by low investment – Gatete

UN under-secretary and Executive-Secretary of the Economic Commission for...

Waste Management

GIZ unveils hi-tech device for waste disposal

German Development Agency (GIZ) has unveiled a transformative high-tech...

Lagos reiterates commitment to single-use plastics ban

The Lagos State Government (LASG) says it will continue...

Group hails Lagos on single-use plastics ban

The Sustainable Research and Action for Environmental Development (SRADev...

World Environment Day: Stakeholders at Unity Bank webinar demand urgent action on plastic pollution

Environmental activists and climate change advocates seized the opportunity...

Sustainable Development

Constitution review: EDEN seeks provision for protection of environment, wants Land Use Act repealed

The Environmental Defenders Network (EDEN), a non-governmental organisation (NGO),...

AGESI presents 40-year environmental blueprint as AMCEN-20 ministers, delegates meet

As the 20th session of the African Ministerial Conference...

Restoring Ghana’s ecosystem: The Politics, Science, Human, Economy – Reflections from BiM-NECS 2

At a time when Ghana’s forests, wetlands, and grasslands...

AMCEN 20: Greenpeace urges ministers to deliver bold action on plastics, climate justice, forest protection

As the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN)...
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GCR upgrades Shelter Afrique’s long and short-term issuer ratings, maintains stable outlook

Global Credit Ratings (GCR) has affirmed and upgraded Shelter...

Shelter Afrique extends $15m loan to finance affordable housing projects in Mauritania

Shelter Afrique Development Bank (ShafDB), a leading Pan-African multilateral...

Builders, engineers partner to enforce construction standards

The Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON) has...

Water & Sanitation

Water & Sanitation

BATN Foundation commissions solar-powered borehole tó end 30-year water crisis in Kano community

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 “For 30 years, we fetched water from far places, paying N100naira for a jerrican of water that wasn’t even clean,” says Mallam Abdullahi Garuba,...

Nigeria, UNESCO push for climate-resilient WASH in schools

Four nations meet to approve Limpopo Basin Water Report

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Marine

Govt begins understudy of Lagos’ Blue Economy

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The Federal Government of Nigeria on Monday, July 14, 2025, began the understudy of the Lagos State Government Blue Economy project. The understudy is being...

From ridges to reefs, small island states lead with big environmental moves

Pollution: 14m tonnes of plastic obstruct world’s oceans annually – Minister

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