•Global warming Last month was the warmest February on record globally, the ninth straight month of historic high temperatures across the planet as climate change steers the world into “uncharted territory”, Europe’s climate monitor said today. The last year has seen an onslaught of storms, crop-withering drought and devastating fires, as huma...
•Gas flaring A school was forced to go on recess while the environment has been adversely affected by a gas flaring operation conducted by Shell, an international oil company, in the heart of a community in Bayelsa State. Residents of Gbarantoru Community, in Ekpetiama Kingdom of Yenagoa LGA, Bayelsa State, have expressed shock over the [&hell...
Oil-producing communities in Niger Delta have threatened to sue Shell Petroleum Development Commission, SPDC, if it insists on selling off its $2.4 billion offshore assets without meeting the basic demands of the Niger Delta people. The mineral-bearing communities said it would not hesitate to drag the oil company to court if it fails to respo...
Tragedy struck when a 3-storey building, under construction at No 1 Isalegangan Street by Ita-faji, Lagos Island Local Government, collapsed in the early hours amidst heavy downpour. Fortunately, there was no casualty recorded in the incident, reports Vanguard. The collapse, sent panic among residents of the community, running helter skelter i...
•Some Kano street sweepers Kano street sweepers have staged a peaceful protest against the alleged refusal of the Refuse Management and Sanitation Board (REMASAB) to pay their salaries in the last 10 months. However, in a swift reaction, the Managing Director of the Board, Amadu Haruna Zago, said, “As far as we are concerned, those […]...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) on Tuesday presented the 2024 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) in Abuja. The forecasts released indicate that rains will be delayed in some parts of the country, reports Nigerian Tribune. According to a statement from NiMet about the SCP, the states of Borno, Abia and Akwa Ibom would witness early on...
Many residents have been reportedly stranded following about six-hour rainfall that submerged many houses in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos. The rain which started around 6am today in most parts of the metropolis, took over streets and bridges, reports Daily Trust. The flood also impeded vehicular movement. The most affected commu...
•Wike A Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, and the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) from intruding into the Centenary Economic City Free Zone along Airport Road, Abuja. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgement, also made an injunction order restraining the Federal Capital Territory Administratio...
•Packs of styrofoam containers filled with food The Lagos State Government will tomorrow, Monday, February 19 commence the full enforcement of the ban on the usage and distribution of Styrofoam food containers all over the state. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this on Friday while meeting wit...
Natives and residents of Iddo-Sarki community along Airport Road, Abuja, were gripped with panic following the mounting of demolition signposts by the Nigerian Navy (NN) in the area. Our correspondent who visited the community observed that the signposts had an inscription which read: “This land belongs to the Nigerian Navy, Park and leave. Al...