•Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State The Bayelsa State Government has officially announced the immediate and indefinite closure of all forest activities within the state’s forests, effective from 1 January 2025. In a statement today, the state Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Ebi Ben Ololo, stated that the government’s decision was in line ...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted hazy weather conditions across the country from today to Friday. NiMet’s weather outlook, released yesterday in Abuja, said moderate dust haze with horizontal visibility of 2km to 5km would be expected during the forecast period. “In the North Central region, moderate dust haze with simi...
Professionals under the auspices of Housing Development Advocacy Network (HDAN) have asked the Tinubu-led federal government to consider urban regeneration as one of its top priorities in 2025. Justifying the need for urban regeneration across the country, they pointed out that it would enhance livability, boost economy, reduce environmental i...
•Governor Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State government has disclosed that the enforcement of the ban on Single-Use Plastics, SUPs, will commence in the next two weeks. The Commissioner for The Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this yesterday while inspecting flood-prone areas and all ongoing projects and new ones at Lagos Islan...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze across the country from today, Monday to Wednesday. NiMet’s weather outlook released yesterday in Abuja predicted moderate dust haze today in the northern region with a visibility range of 2 km to 5 km. It forecast localised visibility of less than or equal to 1 km […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze from today to Saturday across Nigeria. NiMet’s weather outlook released yesterday in Abuja envisaged slight dust haze today in good visibility throughout the forecast period in the northern region. According to NiMet, the North central states are expected to experience slight d...
•Water hyacinth Many passengers travelling from Badore Jetty to Ikorodu area of Lagos State through the waterways were stranded on Christmas day due to water hyacinths disrupting passenger boat movements. Speaking with our correspondent, some passengers expressed disappointment at the disruptions to waterways transportation on Lagos waters, re...
A group, under the auspices of Niger Delta indigenes, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Nigerian Upstream PetroÂleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to reverse the 2024 licensing and 2022/23 Mini Bid Round for oil blocs in the region. The group, in a statement yesterday, alleged that the proÂcess of issuing the license was discriminatory a...
The plan by Shell to sell its Nigerian subsidiary, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and other multinational oil companies without cleaning up the pollution in the Niger Delta communities and restoring the ecosystem has sparked protests in Bayelsa State. Women from Bayelsa and other Niger Delta states who decried the plan staged a pro...
Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSTCOM) yesterday cautioned international Oil Companies (IOCs) against flouting the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). The HOSTCOM reminded the oil firms of the need to remit three per cent of their annual operating expenditure (OPEX) into the host communities fund to enhance dev...
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