To further promote and expand the value chain in the circular economy, the Lagos State Government has partnered with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). These remarks were made by Dr. Dolapo Fasawe, General Manager of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), at a workshop on the circular economy held on Tuesday in Read More…
Environmental experts have raised concerns on the dangers of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in plastics in the country. They said this at a programme on National Inception and Scoping Workshop on the Circular and POPs free plastics in Africa Project on Friday in Lagos. The workshop was organised by the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Read More…
Dr Mark Animal TV Show, a new wildlife-focused television series for children aged seven to fourteen, has been launched by Wild Africa Fund. This was said on Saturday in Lagos by Wild Africa Fund Nigeria’s Representative, Mr Festus Iyorah. “The kiddies show premieres this Saturday and every other Saturday at 8.45 a.m. on Silverbird TV Read More…
Wild Africa Fund has partnered Laycon Cares Foundation (LCF) and its client, Laycon, to raise awareness on illegal bushmeat trade in Nigeria. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Festus Iyorah, Nigeria Representative Wild Africa Fund on Friday in Lagos. The statement said that Wild Africa Fund had signed agreement with the Big Read More…
Every first day of the year family and friends gather to celebrate a gentleman who represents many positive things to many people in different ways. That gentleman is Dr Newton JIBUNOH.Born January 1, 1938, JIBUNOH must have been born into nature with a clear mind to show his commitment to anything natural. From his love Read More…
As Yuletide draws near, Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello, urged citizens on Thursday to actively protect their environment while having fun. In a statement that he personally signed, Bello stated that the government is doing everything it can to step up efforts to combat the scourge of climate Read More…
Leading Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Company Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN) Plc is the first FMCG firm to join the Africa Business Leaders Coalition (ABLC) to combat climate change. This was said in a statement released by Mr. Boye Olusanya, Group Managing Director of FMN, on Wednesday in Lagos. Olusanya claimed that the action was Read More…
In a case that has delayed the corporation’s sale of its onshore assets, Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Friday permitted Shell Plc’s local business to appeal a decision ordering the company to pay $1.8 billion in damages for an alleged leak. Until the court issued a decision regarding an appeal filed by its subsidiary Shell Petroleum Read More…
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) calls for ‘affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all’ by 2030. It recognizes energy usage as the dominant contributor to the generation of Green House Gases (GHG), accounting for about 60 per cent of total emissions. It observes with alarm that global emissions have accelerated, resulting Read More…
The Nigerian Thoracic Society (NTS) has called on all levels of government to take additional action to reduce air pollution in the nation. In a statement released in Abuja following its two-day Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference with the topic “The Environment and Lung Health,” the organisation made the appeal. The communique was signed Read More…
