Yearly Archives: 2012

Lagos coastline community relives predicament over incessant flooding

On July 10 2011, Lagos experienced a downpour that lasted for over six hours, claiming lives and destroying properties in the bustling city. About a...

Female drivers preferred in Lagos waste evacuation scheme

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has unfolded plans to recruit more female drivers for its waste evacuation trucks following the success of an...

Nigeria climate, water dynamics study under way

Potential impacts of climate change on water consumers and service providers in Lagos State were underlined recently, even as global warming-induced water pressure continues...

Group, communities move to curb deforestation

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has decried the alarming rate of deforestation caused by the charcoal business in Ekiti State, even...

GWP-WA canvasses increased water funding

If the Global Water Partnership, West Africa (GWP-WA) were to have its way, governments of the 13 member states in West Africa would earmark...

Climate change: Nollywood stars take fight to big screen

Poised to step up the campaign against climate change and its disastrous effects on the environment across Nigeria, a host of top Nollywood stars...

Document finalised, $4m REDD+ programme implementation to commence

The implementation of the Nigeria REDD+ Readiness Programme has received the go-ahead, following a recent stakeholder-wide reassessment of the plan in Abuja. Having previously undergone...

ERA/FoEN: Mailafia’s comment on Ogoniland report misleading

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has described statements credited to Minister of Environment, Hadiza Mailafiia, blaming the delay in implementation...

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UN commends Benue on SDGs implementation model

The United Nations (UN) has commended the Benue State Government’s implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) model. The UN...
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NESREA recommits to safer environment through carbon capture, utilisation

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has reiterated its commitment to partner critical stakeholders towards promoting...

Nigeria, UN to deepen partnership on women, youths’ empowerment

The Federal Government has reaffirmed commitment to strengthen its partnership with the United Nations (UN) to accelerate the empowerment...

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UN commends Benue on SDGs implementation model

The United Nations (UN) has commended the Benue State...

NESREA recommits to safer environment through carbon capture, utilisation

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