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NUPRC notifies pre-qualified applicants for 2025 licensing round

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says it...

Nigeria can weather global crisis, seize energy opportunities – NUPRC Board Chairman

Nigeria is in a relatively strong position to navigate...

Motorists, commuters groan as petrol hits N1,350 per litre

Motorists and commuters across Lagos are facing rising transportation...

Conservation

38 rangers complete intensive training to safeguard Okomu National Park

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

17 California State University campuses join statewide wildlife monitoring effort

In response to accelerating climate change and increasing human...

Global Biodiversity Framework: 125 Parties submit 7th National Reports

Some 125 countries - representing nearly two-thirds of the...

Gender

Gender equality: Why inclusion is a matter of survival in Southern Africa

Across Southern Africa, inequality is felt daily at a household level. The Africa Gender Index (2023) reports that women across Africa...

International Inner Wheel District 911 to celebrate 2026 IWD with ‘Give to Gain’ initiative

International Inner Wheel District 911 has announced plans to celebrate the 2026 International Women’s Day (IWD) with a special...

International Women’s Day: CAPPA urges stronger protections, inclusive policies for women

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the Federal Government and state authorities to adopt stronger protections and...

Human Welfare

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,...

UK deepens partnership with Bayelsa on security, youth resilience, women’s empowerment

The British Deputy High Commissioner in Abuja, Mrs. Gill...

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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Middle East conflict: Oil from emergency reserves will soon start flowing – IEA

Oil from the International Energy Agency (IEA) emergency reserves...

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Health

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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How food environments shape Nigerian women, girls’ lives

Healthy eating is often portrayed as a matter of willpower or personal choice. Yet,...
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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

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...

UK risks losing energy investment without bankable revenue support – EIC

More UK energy projects are getting stuck before final...

Waste Management

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...

Stakeholders to tackle waste management challenges at PEWAN forum

To achieve sustainable waste management, the Property and Environment...

Seven arraigned in Ikeja court for allegedly assaulting LAWMA operatives

Seven persons have been arraigned before the Special Offences...

Sustainable Development

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,...

South Africa: Groups challenge lawfulness of approval for long-delayed Nuclear-1 project

Three environmental justice organisations have launched a High Court...

Conservationists tag Formula 1’s sustainability claims as ‘greenwashing’

A new season of Formula 1 races begins in...
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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

Lagos reintroduces monthly environmental sanitation, begins in April

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The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has formally flagged off the reintroduction of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise. Sanwo-Olu said the monthly sanitation would kick...

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

Middle East conflict: World Water Council condemns attacks on water facilities, reiterates obligations under international law

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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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