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Reps move to regulate location of cooking gas stations nationwide

The House of Representatives has moved to enforce regulatory...

NUPRC releases DCSO report for Q1 2026

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has released...

OTC 2026: Nigeria targets zero gas flaring by 2030 as NUPRC chief preaches energy renaissance

Nigeria’s oil and gas sector is in the middle...

UNCCD COP17: Türkiye embarks on Silk Road Caravan 2026

A group of international pastoralists, experts, and representatives of...

World Migratory Bird Day: What birds can tell us about the health of our world

World Migratory Bird Day falls on Saturday, May 9,...

Art, film, wildlife drive Dan Yessa’s mission to inspire conservation among DRC’s youth

The Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI Foundation's Friend of the...

Feminist voices demand inclusion, power in critical minerals boom

As global demand for critical minerals surges to power the clean energy transition, feminist advocates are raising urgent concerns...

ILO urges end to gender inequality in oil, gas industry

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has called for urgent action to address persistent gender inequality in the oil and...

Cross River scales up school water projects to close gender gap

The Cross River State Government has intensified efforts to reduce gender inequality by expanding access to clean water in...

7.8m South Sudanese face acute hunger as conflict worsens humanitarian crisis

Across South Sudan, families are reaching a breaking point...

May Day: CAPPA urges people-friendly reforms as workers face deepening cost-of-living crisis

As Nigeria marks International Workers' Day 2026 on Friday,...

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday,...

Australian scientists use sunlight to convert plastic waste into clean fuels

Australian scientists are developing solar-powered technologies to convert plastic waste into clean fuels, offering potential solution to both pollution...

YABATECH students unveil electric tricycle, AI delivery platform

Students of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Lagos, have developed an electric tricycle and an AI-powered food delivery platform...

Africa must harness science, technology for growth – ECA

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has urged African countries to harness science, technology and innovation to...

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Minister wants regional energy hubs established to boost cross-border mining

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has called for the establishment of regional energy hubs as a...

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...

Amid hike claims, Dangote Refinery says petrol price remains at N1,275

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited has revealed that...

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Lagos intensifies climate change, road safety education in public schools

 Lagos State Government has intensified climate change and road safety education in public secondary...

World Hand Hygiene Day: NCDC, WHO, USCDC call for action to curb infections

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s health sector have called for urgent and sustained action on hand...

ECOWAS and West African Health Organisation: Synergising on malaria elimination

Recently, Sierra Leone became the frontline of West Africa’s war on malaria as health...

WHO, Africa-CDC say Africa facing widening malaria funding gap

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention...

Publisher bags Media Personality Award in Lagos

The Publisher of August24news.com, Mr. Ajagbe Adeyemi Teslim, has...

Nigeria loses 24m tonnes of topsoil annually, says govt

The Federal Government says Nigeria loses about 24 million...

G7 declaration recognises land degradation, drought as global security risks

 Ministers at the Group of Seven (G7) Environment Ministerial...

Don urges geographers to deploy maps, data to save Nigeria’s forests

Prof. Adesola Ogidiolu has urged geographers to deploy mapping...

Rangelands in focus as Kenya prepares for Desertification and Drought Day

Kenya will host this year’s Desertification and Drought Day...

Report exposes deadly cost of delaying coal phase-out in South Africa

A new report released on Wednesday, April 22, 2026,...

Anti-EACOP activists face sentencing after over eight months in remand

The Buganda Road court in Kampala, Uganda, will on...

Artemis II: Humanity’s presence in space, along with environmental challenges, is expanding – UNEP

If all goes as planned NASA’s Artemis II crew...

LASEPA seeks data-driven reporting, sustainability in environmental practice

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has called...

Stakeholders seek accelerated delivery of Ikere Gorge hydropower project

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s power sector have called for accelerated...

Economist says reliable power supply key to Nigeria, India $1bn steel deal

An economic expert, Dr Emmanuel Eche, says implementing Nigeria’s...

Fossil fuel proponents supercharging global renewables boom – Stiell

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

Philippines: TotalEnergies, Nextnorth reach financial close, start construction of 440 MW solar project

TotalEnergies, together with its partner Nextnorth, a Philippines-based renewable...

Refuse takeover in Suleja sparks health, environmental concerns

Residents of Suleja Local Government Area in Niger State...

Lagos seals Balmoral Centre, Foodies Restaurant over wastewater violations

The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO) has sealed...

Abuja residents decry growing refuse dump in Nyanya/Jikwoyi District

Residents in Nyanya/Jikwoyi District of the Federal Capital Territory...

Workers’ Day: Waste pickers demand recognition, inclusion

As the world celebrates Workers’ Day on May 1,...

African actors adopt Addis Ababa Declaration, call for transformative action for SDGs, Agenda 2063

African stakeholders, including ministers, senior officials, experts and experts...

Funding Africa’s tomorrow: The race for SDGs and Agenda 2063

From the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to the African...

Agenda 2063 and SDGs: UN Resident Coordinators seek to strengthen domestic resource mobilisation in Africa

The United Nations Resident Coordinators in Africa met in...

ARFSD-12: Delegates build united front to address barriers to sustainable development

Key groups and other stakeholders who gathered at the...
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Darma, new minister, pledges to tackle housing deficit with innovation

President Bola Tinubu on Friday, April 24, 2026, administered...

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...

Oyo introduces daily environmental sanitation exercise

The Oyo State Government has introduced a daily environmental sanitation exercise monitoring and enforcement system to ensure a cleaner and healthier environment across the...

Lagos unveils ‘Library on the Lagoon’ to promote blue economy

The Lagos State Government has strengthened its environmental sustainability drive with the introduction of the "Library on the Lagoon", an innovative initiative, designed to...