Yearly Archives: 2019

Contractors urged to deliver quality work on Ogoni cleanup

The Minister of Environment, Alhaji Suleiman Zarma, has urged contractors handling the remediation of oil spills in Ogoniland to deliver a quality work. Zarma gave the advice...

IPCC updates methodology for greenhouse gas inventories

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released on Monday, May 13, 2019 an update to its methodology used by governments to estimate their greenhouse gas...

Institute to conduct research to mitigate effects of climate change

The Executive Director, Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Prof. James Adediran, on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 affirmed the institute’s commitment to conduct...

Cyclone Idai: Nigeria to assist in rehabilitation, reconstruction of Mozambique

Nigeria on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 in Maputo pledged to assist in the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Mozambique, which was recently hit by a...

FAO unveils five-year strategic plan for agric in Nigeria

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has given a breakdown of its five-year strategic Programming Framework for Nigeria (CPF), spanning between 2018 and 2022. Suffyan Koroma, FAO...

Biosafety agency has delivered on its targets, says minister

Minister of Environment, Suleiman Hassan Zarma, has said that the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has delivered on its targets in line with its mandate of ensuring...

Kyoto pledges to achieve zero emissions by 2050

The city of Kyoto in Japan on Monday, May 13, 2019 announced that it will have zero emissions by 2050 in line with the global...

Activists flay ENI, Shell’s reforestation offer

Plans by oil giants, ENI and Shell, to embark on large scale reforestation by planting some 8.1 million hectares of trees in Mozambique, South...

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LAWMA cites inter-agency coordination, planning for sanitation success

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) says strong inter-agency coordination, early planning, and widespread public participation were key to...
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G7 declaration recognises land degradation, drought as global security risks

 Ministers at the Group of Seven (G7) Environment Ministerial meeting, held in Paris from April 23 to 24, 2026,...

Restoration of Kenya, Ethiopia wetlands to advance East Africa flyways conservation efforts

BirdLife has secured agrant from the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation (NaEPF), to support conservation efforts in Eastern Africa...

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LAWMA cites inter-agency coordination, planning for sanitation success

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) says strong inter-agency...

G7 declaration recognises land degradation, drought as global security risks

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