Environment

Mrs. Rosemary Osikoya, the Kogi Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, has commended Lokoja residents for trooping out to participate in the monthly sanitation exercise.“This month’s sanitation exercise witnessed a mass…

Rep. Obinna Chidoka, Chairman, House of Representatives’ Committee on Environment, said the committee would ensure that Nigerians maintain best practices to ensure ‘’a cleaner, liveable and better environment in the country.’’He said…

The Vice-Chancellor (V-C) of Crawford University,Igbesa, Ogun, Prof. Rotimi Ajayi, on Friday said that the recently inaugurated Waste-to-Wealth Project by the institution should serve as a clue to solving the nation’s waste disposal…

Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has criticized Shell for passing gas pipelines across the surface of Kolo Creek at Ogbia Local Government Area (LGA) in Bayelsa.News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…

Nigeria recorded significant reduction in economic losses occasioned by flood in 2016 even though the volume of water surpassed the one that caused massive flooding in 2012, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said.The…

Stress is the body's response to any demand. It is simply the way our body reacts to certain situations. Some stress can come as positive while some others as negative.The way our body reacts to stress differs according to the…

In its bid to ensure a clean environment during and after Sallah, the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), said it had commenced distribution of trash bags to residents.LAWMA's Chief Executive Officer, Mr Olumuyiwa Adejokun, told…

A group of environment activists, on the platform of the One Environment initiative, has called on the government and private sector to promote safe environment practices.The group, which made the urge at a news conference in Abuja on…

The Chairman, Nigerian Environmental Society (NES), Lagos Mainland Chapter, Dr Eugene Itua, on Wednesday urged the Federal and State Governments to address the water challenges in the country.Itua gave the advice in an interview with…

A study published on Tuesday by the World Economic Forum revealed that the world's oceans may have more plastic debris than fish by the year 2050.It has been revealed that about 8 million tonnes of plastic currently end up in the ocean…

The Ijaw Nation has said that its people and its environment are gradually going extinct due to the environmental degradation experienced as one of the negative impact of oil and gas exploration in Ijaw communities.The Ijaw National…

The Minister of Environment, Mrs. Hadiza Mailafia, during the Ninth National Council on Environment yesterday in Makurdi, revealed that President Goodluck Jonathan has approved about N10 billion to implement the Great Green Wall (GGW)…