Yearly Archives: 2019

Biodiversity collapse poses same risk as climate change, group says

Intergovernmental Panel for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has said that the world’s species diversity is at risk of collapse and threatens humanity in the same...

Shell, Total declare force majeure on Bonny Light

Two oil majors, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria and Total, have declared force majeure on exports of crude on each of their trunk lines, spokespersons...

NESREA says it will enforce laws to curb air pollution

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has said that it will enforce all environmental laws to check the increasing rate of...

Minister calls for intensive efforts on study of Atlantic Ocean

Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, says Nigeria should join other countries and intensify efforts in studying the Atlantic Ocean for economic and climatic...

NEMA to review national contingency plan on disaster

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is collaborating with stakeholders to review the National Contingency Plan (NCP) to reposition the country against the impact of disasters. Director-General...

UN conference seeks to reduce plastic pollution in the seas

Proposals to prevent plastic waste from being dumped in seas are on the table of a UN environmental conference that started on Monday, April 29, 2019...

EU, Oxfam plant 7.1m trees in Katsina

The EU, Oxfam Advocacy in Nigeria says it has planted not less than 7.1 million trees under its Fuel Wood Balance (FUWOBA) project in Katsina State. Dr...

Palm oil development leaves Liberians poorer, says winner of ‘Green Nobel’

Palm oil plantations in Liberia are billed as bringing jobs and development but leave locals poorer, says a Liberian lawyer who won the prestigious Goldman Environmental...

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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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Flood alert: NEMA embarks on sensitisation in Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it will embark on massive sensitisation in some council areas in Anambra,...

Waltersmith showcases expanded refinery to NCDMB, NMDPRA

The Executive Secretary NCDMB, Felix Omatsola Ogbe, on Thursday, April 23, 2026, joined the Authority Chief Executive (ACE) of...

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Africa must harness science, technology for growth – ECA

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has...

Flood alert: NEMA embarks on sensitisation in Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it will...