10-year-old Karen hopes for “tangible outcomes” to boost climate action in Africa to emerge from the 2023 African Development Bank Annual Meetings Karen Wanjiru Kimani, a young African ambassador for the environment, has called for policies that will encourage young…
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said carbon emissions must be reduced by half before 2030 for the world to avoid a climate catastrophe, as he said “the climate bomb is ticking.” Guterres said this on Monday in a recorded…
The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ has welcomed the signing of the bilateral agreement between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the United States of America for the repatriation of $954,807.40 assets recovered from the former governor…
The Lagos State Government in its quest to reduce the rate of open defecation in the state disclosed that it has constructed 167 public toilets in selected areas of the state. Also, over 635 public toilets operators have been registered.…
Despite taking share in Africa’s third longest river – the river Niger, a 2022 report by the World Bank has shown that about 70 million Nigerians were unable to access portable drinking water services in 2021. The report further revealed…
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) under the Ministry of Environment in the 2023 budget appropriation bill has set aside the sum of N2.5 billion for new projects associated with flood prevention and management. This is in response to the…
The maiden edition of the Ewah Eleri Climate Change Fellowship has selected three journalists and two human right and environmental activists to represent Nigeria at the forthcoming United Nations (UN) Conference of the Parties (COP) on climate Change. The Ewah…
Nigeria’s Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has assured oil-producing states of a better interventionist agency that will guarantee transparency and accountability in the development of oil-bearing communities after the ongoing amendment of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Act.…
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Federal Government is determined to end crude oil theft through the deployment of technology and additional security measures. The Minister, who made the remarks at a press briefing…
Eunice Afolabi The Sokoto State Government has approved the sum of N5.8 billion for various contracts to mitigate flood disasters in the state. A breakdown indicates that over N4.5 billion will be spent on roads and bridges affected by floods…
