•An abattoir in Lagos The Lagos State government has called on abattoir and slaughterhouse operators to adopt sustainable waste management practices and explore opportunities to convert slaughtering by-products into economic resources. The Permanent Secretary, Office of Environmental Services, Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water ...
•Global warming Human-induced climate change is exposing up to 560 million children aged between zero and nine years to at least one additional month of dangerous heat every year, with children in South Asia, Southeast Asia and West Africa among the worst affected, a new global study has found. The research, led by Vrije Universiteit […...
•A canal in Lagos Barely two weeks after operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, also known as KAI, rescued four nursing mothers and their children from a dumpsite along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, another five-month-old baby girl and her mother have been rescued from a canal along the same expressway. It was gathered i...
•Thunderstorm The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast cloudy conditions and thunderstorms across several parts of Nigeria today, Monday, August 24, 2026. In the northern states, NiMet said that patches of clouds are expected throughout the morning, while thunderstorms accompanied by moderate rainfall are expected in the afterno...
Floods With climate change predisposing the environment to altering rainfall patterns, rising temperatures and other extreme weather situations, experts have suggested actions that help. The experts who spoke during a climate change and child’s right engagement in Adamawa State, advocated preventive investment against flooding and other climat...
•The collapsed building in Gandun Sarki community, Malam Madori Local Government Area of Jigawa State Two children have died while several others were injured after a building collapsed following a heavy downpour in Gandun Sarki community, Malam Madori Local Government Area of Jigawa State The rainfall, which lasted for more than an hour acros...
•Tinubu and NNPCL logo Youths of oil-rich Ogoni ethnic nationality in Rivers State have demanded 500 job slots from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC, Limited as part of the planned resumption of oil exploration in the area. This figure is against the already released 40 slots by the company, reports Saturday Vanguard. Also, the [&...
•Abuja floods Several mansions in Maitama Extension in Abuja were submerged by flood over the weekend due to what residents described as indiscriminate construction along waterways, as well as blocked drainage channels in the area. It was gathered that many properties, including those of Kano State Deputy Governor, Murtala Garo, and former Ins...
•Abuja floods A heavy downpour in Abuja on Saturday flooded several parts of the Federal Capital Territory, disrupting vehicular movement, trapping motorists and forcing some businesses to temporarily shut as water overwhelmed roads and drainage channels. Among the worst-affected areas were Wuse 1 and Wuse 2 in the city centre, as well as part...
By every measure, Lagos is one of Africa’s fastest-growing megacities. It generates thousands of tonnes of municipal waste daily, operates an extensive waste management system, and has repeatedly launched sanitation campaigns. Yet, a drive through the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Oshodi, Ketu, Ikorodu Road, Awolowo Way in Ikeja, Lagos Mainland o...
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