Nigeria lost N3.8 trillion in 2016 to theft, pipeline vandalism
The Federal Government may have lost over N3.8 trillion to shortfall in oil production due to militants’ attacks and oil theft last year in the...
Category: Environment/Climate
Scientists warn Earth could break through major climate threshold by 2032
Global temperatures could exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius above their preindustrial levels within the next 15 years, according to a new scientific study, crossing the first threshold...
South-South Cooperation crucial for global goals, climate action, says report
A new report highlighting the role of South-South Cooperation in sustainable development and climate change challenges was launched on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at the...
Ikebiri spill: No more hiding place for Agip, says group
It is time for the slowly-grinding wheel of justice to crush the Nigeria Agip Oil Company Limited (NAOC) and its subsidiary, which had evaded justice...
Nigeria develops funding proposal to access climate fund
Bothered by the fact that it is yet to access the the Green Climate Fund (GCF), Nigeria has kick-started moves to turn things around and...
Spill: Ikebiri community sues ENI, NAOC, demands compensation
The Ikebiri community from Bayelsa State in Nigeria on Friday, May 5, 2017 launched a legal case against the Italian oil giant ENI, seeking clean...
Group alerts on ‘suspicious’ amendment of tobacco bill
Akinbode Oluwafemi, deputy director, Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), alerted media executives in Abuja on Thursday, May 4, 2017 on alleged attempts...
$177m earmarked for Nigeria under $3.5b Africa ocean economies initiative
Africa is once again at the centre of global focus, thanks to an initiative aimed at ensuring that its marine economies are climate-resilient. In the...