Yearly Archives: 2019

National Parks repositioned to serve Nigerians better – Conservator-General

The Conservator-General of National Park Service, Dr Ibrahim Goni, says all the national parks in the country have been repositioned to serve Nigerians better. Goni stated this...

NCF seeks private sector participation to conserve nature

The Director-General of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), Dr Muhtari Aminu-Kano, has called on the private sector to invest in nature conservation business to reduce “global loss of biodiversity”. Aminu-Kano...

Firm promises to curb agric waste, improve value chain

An agritech company, Cellulant Corporation, has decided to eliminate waste in the Nigerian agriculture sector and improve its value chain through improved technology. The Co-Chief...

COP25 didn’t produce agreement on guidelines for carbon market – Espinosa

Several days after the close of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Madrid, Spain, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...

Govt-approved GMOs are safe, says biosafety agency

The Director-General, National Biosafety Ma­nagement Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, has urged Nigerians to trust the Federal Gover­nment’s adoption of gen­etically modified organisms (GMOs) that have...

Govt inaugurates Inter-Ministerial Committee to actualise 25-million-tree programme

The Federal Government has inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Committee to implement President Muhammadu Buhari’s plans for 25 million trees in the country. Dr Mohammad Abubakar, Minister of Environment, inaugurated...

Global tobacco use declines by 60m people – WHO

World Health Organisation (WHO) says overall global tobacco use reduced from 1.397 billion in 2000 to 1.337 billion in 2018 or by approximately 60 million people. The...

Nigeria benefits as GEF approves work programme for green cities, nature, climate change

Out of the several programmes and projects approved by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) at its 57th council meeting in Washington DC, Nigeria has been listed...

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Stakeholders back Lagos toilet drive, stress sustainability

Stakeholders have described the provision of public toilets by the Lagos State Government as a positive step toward ending...
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Wildlife trafficking: NESREA, partners apprehend wanted suspect

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has apprehended a suspected wildlife trafficker, Shamsideen Abubakar, after five...

Group clamours outright gas flare ban, says penalties not effective

The Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI) has urged the Nigerian government to ban gas flaring outright, arguing that the oil...

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Stakeholders back Lagos toilet drive, stress sustainability

Stakeholders have described the provision of public toilets by...

Wildlife trafficking: NESREA, partners apprehend wanted suspect

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