Yearly Archives: 2024

IPCC meets to decide work programme for seventh assessment cycle

Member governments of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are meeting at the Panel’s 60th Plenary Session this week in Istanbul, Türkiye, to...

Tinubu appoints board members for gas infrastructure fund

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the board members of the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF). Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser...

Stakeholders want Niger Delta people involved in pipeline surveillance contracts

Stakeholders from the six states of the Niger Delta region have thrown their weight behind Bayelsa State Gov Douye Diri’s call to include people...

Environment ministry bans single-use plastics at headquarters, agencies

The Federal Ministry of Environment has resolved to discontinue the use of single-use plastics at its headquarters and its agencies to drive a culture...

Food security: Govt to boost production through mechanisation

The Federal Government says plans are underway to boost food production in the country through mechanisation. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari,...

John Kerry stepping down as U.S. climate envoy

U.S. climate envoy, John Kerry, will step down from his role, vacating his position in the Joe Biden administration to continue working on the...

Govt approves release of GM maize variety, ‘Tela Maize’ for cultivation

The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the commercial release and open cultivation of a new maize variety, Tela Maize. The maize was developed by...

WMO confirms 2023 as warmest year on record ‘by huge margin’

With the annual average global temperature fast approaching the critical threshold of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, 2023 officially smashed the global temperature record, the...

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Cross River Assembly passes open defecation prohibition bill, Lagos apprehends five offenders

The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed a bill prohibiting open defecation. The bill aims to outlaw open...
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Lagos launches online system for building permit

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has launched an electronic system that will simplify the process of obtaining physical...

Nigeria committed to sustainability of biosphere reserves, ecological research – FRIN DG

Director-General, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), Prof. Zacharia Yaduma, says Nigeria is strengthening policy and legal frameworks to...

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Cross River Assembly passes open defecation prohibition bill, Lagos apprehends five offenders

The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed...

Lagos launches online system for building permit

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has launched an...