Category: Environment
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SANWO-OLU INSPECTS LEKKI DRAINAGE PROJECTS, PROMISES LASTING FLOOD SOLUTION
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has inspected ongoing drainage and channel clearance projects along the Chevron–Victoria Garden City (VGC) corridor in Lekki, assuring residents that the government is implementing lasting measures to tackle flooding. The governor toured key drainage routes from Okun-Ajah through Orchid Road, Sangotedo, Ogombo, Iwerekun and the Chevron-VGC Ajiran axis. He said…
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LAGOS ARRESTS WOMAN FOR DUMPING REFUSE IN DRAINAGE
The Lagos State Government has arrested a woman for allegedly dumping refuse into a drainage channel through her child in the Shomolu area of the state. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this on Monday July 13 in a post on his X handle. He identified the suspect as…
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FG LAUNCHES 2026 TREE-PLANTING EXERCISE IN KANO, INAUGURATES SURAGGWA COMMITTEE
The Federal Government has launched the 2026 tree planting campaign and inaugurated the National Steering Committee of the Sustainable Agricultural Restoration and Growth for Green Wall Areas (SURAGGWA) in Kano. The Minister of Environment, Malam Balarabe Lawal, performed the inauguration on Thursday July 9 during the commemoration of the 2026 Great Green Wall Day at…
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NGO, UNIABUJA UNVEIL ORGANIC WASTE FACILITY TO CURB METHANE EMISSION
The Green Knowledge Foundation (GKF), in partnership with the University of Abuja (UniAbuja) on Wednesday July 8 unveiled an Organic Material Recovery Facility (MRF) to reduce methane emissions from organic waste. The facility is designed to convert organic waste into valuable products while addressing environmental degradation, food insecurity and unemployment through climate-smart agriculture. Speaking at…
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REDAN URGES WIKE TO PROTECT ABUJA’S GREEN SPACES AMID URBAN EXPANSION
The Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN) has called on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, to ensure that any review of the Abuja Master Plan preserves designated parks and green areas. Speaking in Abuja, REDAN President, Oba Akintoye Adeoye, said Abuja can accommodate its growing population without sacrificing vital environmental assets.…
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NEMA PARTNERS ANAMBRA GOVERNMENT TO MITIGATE LOSSES FROM FLOODING
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it is working with the Anambra government to mitigate losses to residents as a result of flooding through insurance. Mr Ibarakumo Walson, the Director of NEMA in charge of South-East Region, said this in an interview in Awka on Saturday June 27. Walson said the management of the…
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WORLD CASSAVA DAY: EXPERT ADVOCATES VALUE ADDITION
The Chief Innovation and Commercialisation Officer of Matna Foods Ltd., Dr Tony Bello, on Saturday June 27, urged stakeholders to prioritise value addition to unlock the full industrial and economic potential of Nigeria’s cassava sector. Bello said although Nigeria remains the world’s largest cassava producer, with annual output exceeding 60 million metric tonnes, the achievement…
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LAGOS RESIDENTS WARNED AGAINST INDISCRIMINATE REFUSE DISPOSAL
The Environmental Health and Waste Management Department of Eredo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) has warned residents against indiscriminate waste disposal. The department gave the warning during the second day of its public sensitization campaign on proper waste management on Tuesday June 23 in Lagos. The sensitization exercise, which commenced on June 22, aims to…
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LAGOS CLARIFIES TRANSPORT UNIONS’ ROLE IN SANITATION ENFORCEMENT
The Lagos State Government has dismissed claims that transport unions are being empowered to assume the environmental enforcement responsibilities of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), popularly known as KAI. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, made the clarification in a statement posted on his verified X handle on…
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FLOOD, WINDSTORM DESTROY FARMLANDS, SHOPS IN EBONYI COMMUNITIES
Torrential rainfall and the accompanying windstorm, on Saturday night June 20, destroyed farmlands and people’s shops in Abakaliki and Akpoha Community in Afikpo North LGA of Ebonyi. The over four-hour rainfall caused severe flooding on the Abakaliki–Afikpo Expressway, submerging farmlands and destroying crops worth millions of naira. Also, in parts of Abakaliki, a strong windstorm…
