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Vice-Chancellor, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Professor Chinedum Nwajiuba, recently received the Director, Department of Climate Change, Federal Ministry of Environment, Dr. Peter Yerima Tarfa, in the V-C’s conference room. Dr. Tarfa commended the V-C for the giant strides achieved by his administration within its short span of existence, saying he is impressed with what he is doing, and that ...

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) and Total E&P Nigeria Limited on Friday, July 5, 2019 at the Total Headquarters in Lagos signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on environmental conservation. Alhaji Ahmadu-Kida Musa, Deputy Managing Director, Total E&P Nigeria Ltd. (left), signing the MoU with Alhaji Ahmed Joda, Trustee, NCF Alhaji Ahmadu-Kida Musa, Deputy Managing Director, Total E&P Nigeria Ltd ...

At the “Plenipotentiaries Meeting” holding in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, from July 2 to 3, 2019, Parties to the Abidjan Convention were on Tuesday, July 2 presented the final version of the additional Protocols to the Convention and the Integrated Oceans Management (IOM) regional policy guideline for their signatures. The endorsement completes the adoption and ratification of the new protocols and ...

The Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike (AE-FUNAI), Ikwo Local Government Area in Ebony State, southeast Nigeria in March 2019 experienced extreme weather event, in form of a windstorm, which destroyed the institution’s Library and ICT centre. Five other buildings were also affected but with no severe impact. The university has since temporarily relocated the Library and ICT. AE-FUNAI Library destroyed ...

A collaboration involving the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Office and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) is supporting the government of Nigeria to develop a project titled: “De-risking Sustainable Off-grid Lighting Solutions in Nigeria”. The aim of the initiative is to promote private sector investment in sustainable off-grid lighting technologies by establishing a sound policy environment that facilitates the ...

The Developmental Association for Renewable Energy (DARE) has began training youths on how to recycle plastic waste, albeit to make interlocking tiles, blocks, roofing tiles, and to decorate homes. The Kaduna-based not-for-profit group takes EnviroNews through the process on Sunday, January 6, 2019. Sorting out the plastic wastes gathered from the communal waste dump Sieving fine sand off larger particles ...

With a base at the lively country pavilion, members of the Nigerian delegation have been quite active at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP24) in Katowice, Poland. They comprise civil society players, negotiators, business officials, government functionaries and media practitioners.  

A group of stakeholders gathered in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on November 15 to 16, 2018 to validate two draft reports related to a five-year project titled: “De-Risking Renewable Energy NAMA (Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action) for the Nigerian Power Sector”. The project commenced last year. The project is being implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with ...

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) held its annual dinner tagged “Green Ball” with the theme “Green Recovery Nigeria – Restoring the Mangroves and Reclaiming the Desert” on Saturday, November 17, 2018 in Lagos. This year’s event was used to create awareness and seek support for its Green Recovery Nigeria Initiative, while focusing on restoration of the mangroves and reclaiming the ...

Leaders in business, local government, and from across communities have continued to step up around climate action. Under the umbrella of the 30×30 Forest, Food and Land Challenge, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and over 100 NGOs, businesses, state and local governments, indigenous groups and communities at the recently held Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) in San Francisco, California, issued ...