Dr Ibrahim Goni, the Conservator-General, National Park Service, has condemned the maltreatment of a stray Manatee or Sea Cow found in Delta, describing the treatment as...
The Society for the Promotion of People`s Right, an NGO, says the organisation will begin sensitisation on Water Sanitation, Hygiene (WASH), practices to reduce diseases in...
A Coalition of Civil Society Organisations, is holding a climate change quiz competition for some selected Secondary Schools in Port Harcourt, Rivers, aimed at educating the...
A coalition of water user groups in Sokoto State on Tuesday expressed concerns over delay in implementation of Effective Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (E-WASH) policy in...
Delta government on Tuesday approved furnishing of the multi-billion naira State Central Secretariat in Asaba. Nigeria News Agency reports that the secretariats project, being a star...
The Jigawa Commissioner of Environment, Ibrahim Chaichai, on Tuesday says the state will intensify cultivation of jatropha and Gum Arabic to fast track erosion and desertification...
The Kaduna Environmental Protection Authority (KEPA) has commenced inspection of hospitals medical waste to improve healthcare management in the state. Mr Usman Lawal, the KEPA’s Director,...
The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) says it has spearheaded the conduct of Winter Bird Census at Hadejia-Nguru Wetlands (HNW), located in Jigawa and Yobe. Mr Oladapo...
The Ministry of Environment in Delta says it has commenced a house-to-house sanitation exercise in the state with a mobile court to prosecute the offenders. The Commissioner for...
Residents of 14 communities of Kolo Creek in Bayelsa, have appealed to the state government and the Niger Delta Joint Task Force to save them from...
Dr Effiong Archianga, the Paramount Ruler of Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, has called on the Federal Government to ensure that greater attention is paid...
Dr Kabir Getso, the Kano State Commissioner for Environment, says the state is working toward enacting law to end indiscriminate felling of trees across the state....
The Gumel Emirate Foundation in Jigawa on Monday warned residents against illegal felling of trees. Chairman of the foundation and the Danamar of Gumel, Alhaji Sani...
The Lagos State Government over the weekend inspected some ongoing drainage clearance and dredging projects across the state to ensure a flood-free Lagos. Mr Kunle Adeshina,...
The Cross River Government has commenced the construction of new market for roadside traders around Watt Market in Calabar. Mr Mfon Bassey, Commissioner for Environment, while...
The Association of Waste Managers in Delta has called for partnership with the state government to find lasting solution to the challenge of waste management in the state....
Alexander Akhigbe, Chief Environmental Officer of the African Clean-Up Initiative (ACI), has urged Nigerians to imbibe the culture of voluntary service in order to give back...
Dr Ibrahim Goni, Conservator-General, National Park Service has called for more support from stakeholders for the seven National Parks across the country. Goni, made the call...
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has called on community leaders in Gombe to assist in tackling the menace of open defecation in...
The Federal Government and IHE Delft Institute for Water Education in Netherlands have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to train senior and middle level manpower to...
Prof. John Ohu, a Soil and Water Engineer, has called on state governments to promote sustainable practices and training of young people to manage water resources...
The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) says it is collaborating with Ghana-based Kofi Annan International Peace and Training Centre (KAIPTC) to strengthen the...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed relief materials to communities ravaged by the 2019 flood in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo. A statement...
The Niger government on Thursday said that it would inaugurate monthly environmental sanitation to keep the state clean and healthy on Feb. 29. Mr Mohammed Zakari,...
Christain Aid, an International NGO, has urged Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and the media from Benue, Plateau and Kaduna states to develop a sustainability plan for...
Christian Aid, an international Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), has called on Plateau Government to appoint a substantive Executive Secretary for the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA)...
Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has accredited the Kano Ministry of Environment’s Pollution control reference Laboratory Department to render environmental quality monitoring. A letter signed by...
Commission tasks NASS on Water Resources Bill Bill Abuja, 19, 2020 The Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Commission (NIWRC), has urged National Assembly to ensure quick...
The Jigawa State Consumer Protection Agency on Wednesday cautioned fish sellers against the use of Gamalin 20, a pesticide, for fish preservation. Muazu Mohammad, the Zonal...
The Osun Government has started dredging of waterways including streams, rivers and canals in the state in order to prevent a repeat of the 2019 flood disaster....
The committee for the drafting of the National guidelines for the regulation of gene editing has presented the draft document to the Director- General, National Biosafety...
The Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAMN) says it has procured 40 trucks to enhance waste clearance in Lagos State. Mr Taiye Kolade, Secretary General,...
An environmentalist, Prof. Andrew Onokerhorays has urged key stakeholders in the Niger Delta to remain focused and committed to mitigating the effect of climate change in...
The Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission, (NIWRMC) says it will collaborate with NGOs and other relevant agencies to ensure that quack borehole drillers are eliminated....
Rev. Nnimmo Bassey, an Environmental activist has condemned the slow response of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) to the Feb. 3 oil leakage at its...
An environmental expert, Mr Taiwo Adewole has called for the provision of an enabling environment for recycling businesses to curb plastic pollution in the country. Adewole,...
The Edo State Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (EdoNEWMAP), says flood and erosion problems in the state are being tackled in phases as captured in...
Fire razed Empire Night Club, beauty salon located at Barnawa High Cost in Kaduna South Local Government Area of Kaduna state in the early hours of...
The Kwara government says it will revoke over 5,000 plots of land sold illegally by the immediate past administration. Bolaji Edun, the Director-General of Kwara Bureau of...
The Warri, Uvwie and Environs Development Agency (WUEDA) says it will soon commence work on the first phase of “storm drainage’’ project in Uvwie Local Government...
Mr Magashi Umar, the Executive Director, Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC), has received Groundwater Resources Map of the world and Africa from the Association...
No fewer than 9.4 million toilets are needed to be constructed annually if Nigeria will meet its Open Defecation-Free target by 2025. Mr Timeyin Uwejamomere, the...
Mr Emmanuel Emechete, an environmental expert, says the current extended harmattan and hazy season is associated with the growing climate change effects. Emechete told Nigeria News...
The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), says it is yet to assess the impact of the Italian energy firm, Eni, oil spill in...
Alhaji Ibrahim Ayeriyina, the National President of Charcoal Development Association of Nigeria (CDAN), has described charcoal as an untapped goldmine. Ibrahim, who made the revelation in...
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources has commenced a 96 kilometres weed clearance exercise at Likori River in Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa. Hamza Muhammad,...
Mr Tiamiyu Oladele, Acting Director, Department of Forestry, Federal Ministry of Environment has announced plans by the Federal Government to plant 35 million tree seedlings to...
The Special Committee on the Clean-Up of Ikoyi and VIctoria Island said that it had impounded 215 vehicles, arrested and prosecuted 98 persons for various sundry...
The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said that eight shops were destroyed by a fire outbreak in Apongbon Under Bridge Market...
Mr Sunday Akanji, a leading Fire fighter with the Oyo State Fire Service on Sunday, urged people to ensure they switched off electric gadgets in their...
Jigawa State Government has reiterated commitment to initiate viable drain and culvert projects to control perennial flood and erosion in the state. Zubairu Sulaiman, the spokesman...
The Jigawa State Government said it would improve its plants nursery centres to enhance production of quality tree seedlings. Alhaji Baba Chai-Chai, the Commissioner for Environment,...
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA has begun a search for one 22-year-old Daibo Davis who jumped from the Third Mainland Bridge on Saturday. The...
An environmentalist, Mr Philip Obuesi, on Saturday, lauded the efforts of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) in keeping Lagos clean. Obuesi, Convener, High Level Citizens...
The Federal Government says it is planning to make critical changes on Ogoniland clean up with intent to accelerate the pace of the project. Minister of...
Stakeholders in the environment sector have called for synergy to avoid disproportionate environmental impact assessment (EIA). They made the call at the 5th Charlie Wolf Symposium...
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources has urged unemployed youths to take advantage of the available opportunities at the 12 River Basin Development Authorities (RBDAs) for...
The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Emergency Working Group, has expressed concern over refusal of some landlords to provide land for sanitation facilities and water...
Mr David Afolayan, an Environmentalist and Geographic Information Science (GIS) expert, has cautioned Nigerians on the dangers of lighting fire to burn bushes and refuse, especially...
An environmentalist, Dr Kelechi Okezie, has stressed the need to adopt new and sustainable strategy in the fight against deforestation to save the environment from harmful...
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has constituted three committees to build holistic and effective response network aimed at reducing drastically, disaster outbreaks and their...
Miss Okonkwo Ifeoma, a 25-year-old Batch ” A” 2019/2020 Corps member serving in Sokoto, has sunk a borehole worth N1.2 million for the Kauran Mallam Garba...
Mr Tiamiyu Oladele, Acting Director, Federal Department of Forestry, Federal Ministry of Environment, has advised Nigerians to plant trees at home and in their farms, to...
The Anambra House of Assembly has passed a bill for the establishment of Anambra State Clear Drainage and Forest Preservation Agency to protect the environment and...
Environmental experts in the South East have expressed worry over the dangers of bush burning on ecological ecosystem and its health implications. The experts made the...
Indiscriminate felling of trees for charcoal production has continued to thrive in some states in the North-Central in spite of government’s campaigns against the practice. A...
Some experts in the North-Central have decried indiscriminate bush burning in the country, saying the practice is affecting the environment negatively. The experts, who spoke...
Mrs Funmilayo Esan, the Head of Environmental Health Services in Moba Local Government Area of Ekiti state, on Thursday warned residents of the community to desist...
The Kaduna State Environmental Protection Authority (KEPA), said it evacuated 90,000 tonnes of refuse in 2019. Jibrin Lawal, KEPA General Manager, made this known on Thursday...
