Yearly Archives: 2025

NEST launches initiative to scale-up climate resilience, natural solutions in communities

The Nigerian Environmental Study Action Team (NEST) on Monday, February 24, 2025, at a virtual session officially launched a community-based project with the aim...

ICCD 2025: Second-hand smoke and childhood cancer

This year’s International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD) themed “Inspiring Action" reminds us that childhood cancer remains a tragic reality for many families. The most...

Seventh Assessment Report: IPCC converges on Hangzhou in first 2025 gathering

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) opened its five-day meeting on Monday, February 24, in Hangzhou, China, marking its first gathering of 2025. The...

NPC seeks climate resilience, data-driven policies to manage population growth

The Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Isa Kwarra, has called for urgent strategic investments in healthcare, education, climate resilience and data-driven policies. Speaking at...

LAWMA to upgrade waste management with 100 CNG compactors

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) says it is upgrading waste management facilities in the state with the introduction of 100 Compressed Natural Gas...

Ogoni demands state creation as precondition for oil extraction

The Ogoni people have demanded the creation of Bori State, to be formed from the Eleme, Gokana, Khana, and Tai Local Government Areas (LGAs)...

Saudi Arabia commits $500m to global polio eradication effort

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Monday, February 24, 2025, reaffirmed its $500 million pledge to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in a signing...

Hamzat Lawal: Nuhu Ribadu in the eyes of a youth leader

Mallam Nuhu Ribadu became a household name in Nigeria during the administration of former president Olusegun Obasanjo. He was a prominent face in the...

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Heatwave, epileptic power supply worsen hardship in Lagos

Residents across several communities in Lagos have decried the intense heatwave, erratic electricity supply and fuel price increase, ...
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Motorists, commuters groan as petrol hits N1,350 per litre

Motorists and commuters across Lagos are facing rising transportation costs following another increase in the pump price of petrol,...

Niger Delta: Activists decry persistent oil spills, slow pace of cleanup

Environmental activists in Rivers State have decried the environmental degradation prompted by persistent oil spills and the slow pace...

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Heatwave, epileptic power supply worsen hardship in Lagos

Residents across several communities in Lagos have decried the...

Motorists, commuters groan as petrol hits N1,350 per litre

Motorists and commuters across Lagos are facing rising transportation...