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Floods, storms to worsen as global heating continues, WMO says

The UN World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says there is no end in sight for floods and storms as global warming continues. According to it, the...

UN weather agency laments rise in air pollution

UN climate experts at the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) on Friday, September 5, 2025, highlighted the damage air pollution, especially from the smoke from...

UN warns of rising heat stress risks for workers worldwide

UN agencies, World Health Organisation (WHO) and World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) have warned that extreme heat is fast becoming one of the biggest threats...

UN laments heatwave in Northern hemisphere, underscores early warning alerts

UN weather experts have said that the blistering early-summer heatwave that brought life-threatening temperatures across much of the northern hemisphere is a worrying sign...

Morocco on the frontlines of climate extremes, experts warn

Morocco has emerged as one of North Africa’s most climate-vulnerable countries, according to the World Meteorological Organisation’s 2024 “State of the Climate in Africa”...

WMO warns of climate impact across Africa

The UN World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has warned that extreme weather and climate change are severely affecting all aspects of socio-economic development across Africa,...

State of Climate in Africa: With devastating floods and droughts, 2024 was continent’s warmest

The year 2024 was the warmest or second-warmest year on record for Africa along with devastating floods, droughts and marine heat waves, according to...

UNESCO, WMO launch International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation 2025

UNESCO and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) have officially launched the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation, marking a crucial milestone in global efforts to...

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

The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed a bill prohibiting open defecation. The bill aims to outlaw open...
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Lagos launches online system for building permit

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has launched an electronic system that will simplify the process of obtaining physical...

Nigeria committed to sustainability of biosphere reserves, ecological research – FRIN DG

Director-General, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), Prof. Zacharia Yaduma, says Nigeria is strengthening policy and legal frameworks to...

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

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

Lagos launches online system for building permit

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has launched an...