Monthly Archives: March, 2022

€50m to seed new nature-for-health fund to prevent pandemic

The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), and the Secretariat of...

UNEA-5.2: How Nigeria is tackling ecological challenges – Ikeazor

Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor, who led the Nigerian delegation to the resumed Fifth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5.2) in Nairobi,...

Consumer commission moves to enforce policy on graphic health warning on tobacco packs

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has stormed Lagos markets in continuation of the enforcement of the Federal Government’s policy on Graphic...

Agric ministry, NiMet sign MoU on seasonal climate prediction

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Thursday, March 3, 2022, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Meteorological Agency...

Nairobi hosts Eastern Africa Regional Caucus of UCLG Africa

The United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) is from March 7 to 8, 2022 holding its regional caucus for the Eastern...

Shell’s gas to power Nigeria’s biggest fertiliser company

Leading energy company, The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) and its joint venture partners – Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC),...

Groups accuse Australia of rebranding plastic waste as refuse-derived fuel

A global environmental health network and its members in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines have criticised Australia’s exportation of plastic waste that has...

Tackling SGBV, healthcare services to promote indigenous rights in FCT

Despite domesticating the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act in Abuja, the Abiodun Essiet Initiative for Girls (AEIG), a non-profit group established to improve...

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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)...