Flooding: Environmentalist Seeks Stronger Legislation Against Waste Disposal
An environmentalist, Mr Gafar Odubote, has called for legislation against blocking of drains and canals, saying it is immediate cause of flooding. Odubote, a climate...
Category: Environment/Climate
Lagos, Edo Restate Commitment to End Use of Amalgam For Women, Children
Nigeria at the weekend made considerable progress in its bid to curb the use of dental amalgam, especially for women and children. At two separate...
Communities Urged to Engage in Organic Farming to Minimise Soil Erosion
The Oyo State Commissioner for Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development, Mr Oyewole Oyewumi, has called on erosion-prone communities to engage in organic farming to...
Southeast Nigeria Losing Land to Over 2,800 Active Erosion Sites
The World Igbo Environmental Foundation (WIEF) says there are over 2,800 active erosion sites threatening to sack most communities in the southeast of Nigeria from...
UNESCO adds Sites in Mexico, South Africa to World Heritage List
A rugged valley famous for its cacti in southern Mexico and a mountainous area of northern South Africa have become the latest cultural sites to...
Reconnecting to Mother Earth
By Nnimmo Bassey Humans are rapidly losing a sense of being, of being human beings, of being just one of the beings among other beings...
Expert Advocates Planting of More Trees to Combat Desertification …..as Teku Farm Donates 550 Trees to Kaduna Government
By ALEX UANGBAOJE, Kaduna An expert in Environment, has advocated for planting of more trees in replacement for the ones cut down, as part of...
Desertication: The Raging Scourge
By Ibrahima Yakubu Desertification refers to the persistent degradation of dry land ecosystems by climatic variations and human activities. It occurs on all continents (except...
Soot Outbreak in Rivers State: J4D Urges FG to Act Fast
By ALEX UANGBAOJE, Kaduna A team of Journalists, focused on inspiring policy makers to giving attention to developmental issues for the overall interest of citizens, has...
ZL Global Alliance Bags Africa’s Best World Class Quality Award in Waste Management
Environmental waste management company, ZL Global Alliance (Nigeria) limited has emerged Africa’s best world class quality waste management services company of the year 2018. ZL...