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Edo pledges strict enforcement of new environmental law

The Edo State Government has vowed to fully enforce its new Sanitation and Pollution Management Law to safeguard public health and the environment. Commissioner for...

69 arrested for violating environmental law in Nasarawa

No fewer than 69 people were arrested for allegedly violating environmental law during this month’s sanitation exercise in Nasarawa State. Commissioner for Environment and Natural...

Why Kano should enact law to prosecute environmental offenders

Kano State, despite the presence of several environmental agencies, is witnessing an alarming increase in improper waste disposal practices, particularly in the metropolitan area....

ACB describes court decision a blow to advancement of environmental law in GMO decision making

On June 27, 2023, Justice Tolmay handed down her judgment on the African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB)’s application to review the decisions of South Africa’s Executive...

NESREA tasks lawyers on environmental law

The Director General, National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Prof Aliyu Jauro, has described the dearth of environmental lawyers as a major...

Health officer tasks Lagos on review of sanitation laws

A Lagos State Health Officer, Alhaji Abdulrasaq Akande, on Saturday, November 20, 2021 called for routine review of sanitation laws in the state to...

Proposed Lagos Environment Law is pro-privatisation, anti-people – ERA/FoEN

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has described the proposed Bill to Provide for the Management, Protection and Sustainable Development of...

Exxon Mobil may be probed over climate ‘lies’

California state officials will look into whether or not Exxon Mobil Corp. repeatedly lied to the public about what it knew about global warming...

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Finance Minister lauds NUPRC as daily production hits 1.84m

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has commended the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum...
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River Basin Authority to resume dam construction after 40 years

The Hadeja-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority has restarted construction of the Kafin Zaki dam project, in Ningi Local Government Area...

Ghana boycotts Africa Energies Summit as industry pushes back against discrimination

Ghana has moved to boycott the upcoming Africa Energies Summit in London this May, a decision that reflects growing...

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Finance Minister lauds NUPRC as daily production hits 1.84m

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the...

River Basin Authority to resume dam construction after 40 years

The Hadeja-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority has restarted construction...