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Kia, TotalEnergies celebrate 15 years of collaboration with fourth contract renewal

Kia Corporation and TotalEnergies Lubrifiants have renewed their global...

Oil prices rise 10% after Iran hits Qatari gas hub

Oil and gas prices soared on Thursday, March 19,...

Global tensions: West Africa’s fuel market resilient – MEMAN

West Africa’s downstream petroleum sector is proving resilient in...

Conservation

World Wildlife Day 2026 celebration in New York highlights cross-sector collaboration to combat illegal wildlife trade

In the heart of Midtown Manhattan, United for Wildlife...

NESREA receives pangolins in Kano, Akwa Ibom

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA)...

38 rangers complete intensive training to safeguard Okomu National Park

Thirty-eight newly trained rangers on Friday, March 13, 2026,...

Gender

Global water crisis aggravated by gender inequalities – UN report

Despite decades of progress, inequalities continue to compromise global water security, disproportionally impacting women and girls, who despite of...

IWD 2026: EBID, ASKY, Plan International Togo in ‘Girls in Aviation Day’ empowerment initiative

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), in partnership with ASKY Airlines and Plan International Togo, hosted the...

Women solicit investments in gender-responsive water governance

The Executive Director, UN Women, Sima Bahous, has urged governments worldwide to invest in gender-responsive water governance, financing, and...

Human Welfare

Group to South Africans on Human Rights Day: You matter, you can make a difference

As South Africa prepares to commemorate Human Rights Day...

Heatwave, epileptic power supply worsen hardship in Lagos

Residents across several communities in Lagos have decried the...

Coalition warns nuclear contamination, rising seas threaten Pacific catastrophe

Representatives from every inhabited continent joined forces on Friday,...

Science & Tech

Space technology key to tackling insecurity, says NASRDA D-G

Director-General of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Dr Matthew Adepoju, has stressed the critical role of...

Local water supply crucial to success of hydrogen initiative in Europe

Green hydrogen is considered to be an important part of the global climate transition, especially as a fuel and...

CAPPA welcomes Nigeria’s first PCBs treatment facility, urges scale-up, compliance, enforcement

Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has commended the Federal Government on the commissioning of Nigeria’s first dedicated...

Mining

Society advocates mandatory geoscientific investigations before mining

The Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS) has urged relevant authorities to ensure mandatory geoscientific investigations before mining activity...

Group flays illegal Abia granite mining, lauds govt on clean cooking plan

The Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy & Development (FENRAD), an environmental advocacy group, has condemned alleged illegal granite mining...

AfDB: Liberia secures GEF approval for mercury-reduction project in gold mining sector

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved a transformative project developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia...
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Zambian authorities seize half-a-tonne of ivory tusks smuggled by cross-border trafficking syndicate

Acting on intelligence provided by the London-based Environmental Investigation...

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Health

Unregulated food environment: Nigeria is eating itself to death

There is a quiet epidemic running alongside Nigeria's more publicised health crises. It does...
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World Consumer Rights Day: Coalition demands mandatory salt targets, warning labels

As Nigeria joins the global community to mark World Consumer Rights Day themed “Safe...
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Anambra commissioner tasks Nigerians on hydration amid intense heat

The Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, has urged Nigerians to ensure...
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Conflict deepens health crisis across Middle East – WHO

More than 10 days into the latest escalation of conflict in the Middle East,...
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Land Degradation

UNCCD COP17: Desertification summit to focus on healthy land for resilience, stability, prosperity

Five months ahead of the seventeenth session of the Conference...

Surface level bitumen seeping in Ondo

Introduction Natural bitumen, a dense, viscous, semi-solid form of petroleum...

Forest damage in Europe to rise by around 20% by 2100 – Study

Forest damage in Europe caused by wildfires, storms and...

Deforestation and forest governance: Rethinking policy, participation, sustainability

Nigeria is facing a silent environmental emergency. With an...

Pollution

CMS, Agege, others top good air quality index – LASEPA

Cathedral Church CMS, Agege, Admiralty Way and Lennox Mall...

Niger Delta: Activists decry persistent oil spills, slow pace of cleanup

Environmental activists in Rivers State have decried the environmental...

Cross River Assembly passes open defecation prohibition bill, Lagos apprehends five offenders

The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed...

EGIS rallies Abeokuta community against river pollution, launches campaign ahead of rollout

The Environmental and Green Initiative for Sustainability (EGIS) has...

Renewable Energy

How AI can make Nigeria’s solar mini-grids smarter, by expert

An Artificial Intelligence (AI) research expert, Prof. Charles Adetunji,...

Powering Nigeria’s future: A review of ministers since 1999 and today’s reform agenda

Since the return to democratic governance in Nigeria in...

Fossil fuel dependency ripping away national security, but renewables turn the tables – Stiell

Remarks delivered by UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, Simon...

Grid-connected power plants generate 4,102MWh in February – NERC

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Friday, March...

Waste Management

Environment stakeholders seek sustainable waste management in Lagos

Environment stakeholders have called for stronger collaboration, policy enforcement...

Environmental group empowers 145 Lagos waste recovery officers

Circularity Africa, a sustainability, climate and environmental organisation, has...

Mixed reactions trail proposed reintroduction of Lagos monthly sanitation

Stakeholders in the waste management sector have expressed support...

NAF commends LAWMA over swift waste evacuation

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base, Ikeja, has commended...

Sustainable Development

EnviroNews honoured as Recycling Hero at 2026 Global Recycling Day in Lagos

Environmental journalism took the spotlight at the 2026 Global...

Customs officers’ wives induct 250 students to promote environmental responsibility in Ogun

The Customs Officers Wives Association (COWA) on Wednesday, March...

When the post-WW2 Order falls, can peripheral states like Nigeria survive?

A presentation by Prof Chinedum Nwajiuba at the Maiden...

EcoSmart Club advocates sustainable fashion with Oniparo Project launch

EcoSmart Club, a youth-led grassroots organisation championing climate action,...
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Real Estate

Stakeholders express divergent views on Lagos’ New Tenancy Bill 2025/2026

Some lawyers in Lagos State have lauded the proposed...

Shettima urges estate developers to uphold standards, professionalism

Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged estate developers to...

RICS Conference: Lagos governor says infrastructure central to real estate expansion

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reiterated that...

Water & Sanitation

Water & Sanitation

World Water Day: Alliance unveils upgraded global water standard

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The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, announced the launch of Version 3.0 of the International Water Stewardship Standard, giving companies a strengthened framework...

Lagos reintroduces monthly environmental sanitation, begins in April

‘Wash water’ used when recycling plastics may warrant closer scrutiny – Study

Marine

Marine

World Seagrass Day: Five ways seagrasses boost biodiversity

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Seagrasses are one of the most widespread marine ecosystems on Earth, covering around 300,000 square kilometres of seabed in 159 countries.  Monochromatic seagrass meadows may not...

PAVE’s Anthony Akpan invited to serve as member of Marine Genetic Resources

Strategic imperative for Africa to ratify, domesticate the BBNJ Agreement

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