•Nigerian Senate The Senate has commenced probe into the widespread and scientifically-verified lead-poisoning disaster ravaging Ogijo, a densely populated community located at the Ogun-Lagos States border. Responding to the alarm over the incident, the Senate summoned the Ministers of Environment, Health, Solid Minerals, Labour and Employment...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has predicted sunshine and haziness from today to Wednesday across the country. ‎NiMet’s weather outlook released yesterday in Abuja envisaged sunny skies over the entire northern region throughout the forecast period today. ‎It envisaged ‎sunny skies with patches of clouds over the entire central reg...
•Single-use plastics The federal government has inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Committee to drive the implementation of the nationwide ban on single-use plastics (SUPs), signalling a major shift in Nigeria’s environmental management policy and its commitment to global sustainability standards. The Secretary to the Government of the Federatio...
•The collapsed project One of the facilities built under the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) in Ogoni land, Rivers State, has collapsed. The project, which collapsed after commissioning, sparked outrage among residents and environmental activists, reports Daily Trust. The provision of potable water is part of the efforts by ...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), today called on the Nigerian government to enact and enforce a national policy requiring public places, including all filling stations, to provide clean and accessible public toilets, as part of efforts to eliminate open defecation across the country. Nigeria remains among the countries struggling t...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted varying weather conditions, including dust haze and rainfall, across different parts of the country between today and Wednesday, urging residents to stay alert. In its weather outlook released yesterday in Abuja, NiMet projected slight dust haze with good visibility over Borno, Zamfara, northern...
•Flood The Ogun State Government has urged residents living in riverbank and wetland areas of Akute, Alagbole, Isheri, Magboro,Makogi, Orimerunmu, Iro, Kajola and part of Abeokuta specifically Lafenwa, Enugada, Adedotun, Iberekodo, Akin-Olugbade, and Ago-Odo to prepare for overflow of Ogun River in the next two weeks, from October 20 and Novem...
•LASEPA officials The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has intensified crackdown on environmental offenders, sealing several establishments in Ikorodu for repeated violations, including noise pollution and other environmental infractions. The enforcement operation, carried out, targeted key areas such as Agodo Gas Line, Odo...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives has commenced an investigation into the alleged mismanagement of funds allocated for the clean-up of oil spillage in the Niger Delta. Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the ad hoc committee set up by the House to carry out the investigation, the chairman of the committee, Okpolupm Etteh,...
•Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State The Imo State government has announced an immediate and total ban on all forms of mining and dredging activities within the Owerri Capital Territory. The state government cited widespread environmental destruction caused by uncontrolled sand mining, reports Channels TV. The Commissioner for Industry, Mines ...
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