Tag: Environment
Thespian Family Theatre calls youths’ attention to the environment
The project had debuted with Bakare Ojo Rasaki’s ‘Ekun Omi’, which was staged at the Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State.…
Stanislav Kondrashov Telf AG: How lithium battery manufacturing affects Nature
The production of lithium-ion batteries in India is facing environmental issues and dependence on imports, says Stanislav Kondrashov of Telf…
Environment: Lagos intensifies clean up exercise
Following the successful evacuation of Street traders, shanties, illegally parked vehicles and miscreants on the stretch of outer Marina last…
Nigeria to join global Green List Programme on environment
The Federal Government says it is on the processes of joining the global Green List Programme for Conservation and Protected…
Lagos seals buildings over open defecation, dirty environment
The Lagos State Government has sealed some buildings, located on Egbaiyelo Street, around the Tin Can-Coconut axis of Apapa-Oshodi Expressway,…
Lagos, Waste Management And The Environment
The question that comes to mind as Africa’s model mega city contends with waste dumped by its residents indiscriminately on…
Power, Environment, Transport Sectors Will Get Greater Attention In Next Two Years- Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has said that his administration would prioritise attention to the power, environment and transportation…
Lagos To Roll Out New Environmental Initiative In July
The implementation of the much-awaited new environmental policy of the Lagos State Government otherwise known as the Cleaner Lagos State…
I grew up in a political environment
Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, is the immediate past Senate Leader and currently the Principal Partner of…
Buhari to draft UN resolution against extremism
President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted an invitation from the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon to a meeting of world leaders…
FG reaffirms commitment to protect environment
The Federal Ministry of Environment says it will implement relevant actions to achieve sustainable development and environmental protection in the…
Nature And Environment Don’t Need Us, We Need Them
By Babatunde Raji Fashola As we have heard from Conservation International in that epical documentary, nature and the environment do…
Protecting The Lagos Environment
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Lagos population, according to the United Nations projections, will be 20 million by 2015 making it the…
Fashola Calls For Preservation Of The Environment
As Lagos joins the rest of the world to mark the World Environment Day, Governor Babatunde Fashola has called for…
Environmental sector should be accorded priority – Minister
The Minister of Environment, Mrs Laurentia Mallam, on Friday described environment as an important sector which should be given priority…
The Lagos slum amidst affluent neighbours
Jamiu Yisa In the highbrow Lekki Peninsula of the city of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, where the rich and mighty live,…
Lagos government warns on Ocean Surge
Kazeem Ugbodaga and Jamiu Yisa The Lagos State Government has warned on an imminent Atlantic Ocean surge at Lekki beaches,…
Fashola: Lagos plants 4.6million trees
Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola of Nigeria’s Lagos State said the government planted 4.6 million trees in the last six…
Air pollution becomes China, India’s migraine
PARIS (AFP) – Air pollution has become a curse for millions of city-dwellers in Asia, posing a mounting risk to…
Ogun state targets 50 million trees
Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of the western Nigerian state of Ogun on Saturday said his government would plant 50 million trees…
Lagos warns on the ripples of Hurricane Sandy
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has raised the alarm over the imminent ripple effect on Lagos coastal areas of…
Ministry issues another flood warning
The Federal Ministry of Environment has issued yet another warning predicting a heavy downpour, which may cause flooding between now…
Rivers state plans tree planting
The Rivers Government is embarking on a tree and shrub planting project to beautify and protect the environment, the state…
Nigerian government unveils Green Wall project to fight Sahara
Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the take-off of the Great Green Wall (GGW) Environmental Pragramme to check the…
Lagos Set For Wastewater Forum
At least 525.6 billion gallons of wastewater is generated annually in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, Commissioner for the Environment, Dr.…
KAI Disowns Suspected Rapist
The Kick Against Indicipline, KAI, the enforcement arm of the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment, Alausa, Ikeja Lagos, has…
Fake Cancer Patient, Mother, Sister Arrested
By Paul Sanusi A 17-year old girl pretending to be suffering from breast cancer, Miss Annuche Nnorum, has been arrested…