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Nigeria’s 12 River Basins to Focus on Food Security, Rural Development and Poverty Reduction
12 River Basins Focused Towards Enhancing Food Production, Rural Economy and Poverty Reduction By Abubakar Malam, MFR On behalf of…
National Orientation Agency Mulls Return of “War Against lndiscipline” to Emphasize Cleaner, Hygienic Environment
NOA Kebbi Calls for Landfills, Emphasizes Hygiene in Malaria Fight Commomerating global World Malaria Day 2025, “underscoring the vital link…
Poor Renumeration Has Pushed NiMet Staff to Shutdown Operations Nationwide: What’s Their Grouse?
Why NiMet Workers Embarked on Nationwide Strike? The strike began early Wednesday morning at 7:00 a.m., with workers seen picketing…
Sokoto Valley Authority Maps-out Strategies to Tackle Water Shortages for Irrigation Purposes
Rima Valley Downstream Irrigation Farmers Assured of Timely Release of Water The Management of Sokoto Rima River Basin Development Authority,…
The Former NHIS CEO Relates the Corruption in Nigeria’s Healthcare System
Standing Firm For What Is Right (1) Prof. Usman Yusuf My three-year tour of duty as the Executive Secretary of…
Kebbi State on its Way to Joining the League of Oil Producing States in Nigeria
Kebbi State’s Oil Discovery: A Potential Economic Game-Changer By Yakubu Ahmed BK Horizontal surveys in Kebbi State dating back to…
Dust Haze, Thunderstorms Expected in Majority States to Last Next Three Days, NiMet Predicts
NiMet Forecasts 3-day Thunderstorms, Sunshine Until Wednesday The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has forecast thunderstorms and sunshine across the country…
Microplastics Are Everywhere, Check Simple Ways to Limit Them in Your Food
Microplastics Are Everywhere: Follow These Steps to Reduce Your Exposure, Limit Them in Your Food By Donavyn Coffey, eatingwell.com Microplastics…
Artificial Sweeteners Found to Kill Drug-resistant Bacteria, Boosts Antibiotics Potency
Saccharin Kills Deadly Drug-resistant Bacteria and Boost Antibiotic Power In 2019 alone, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) claimed 1.27 million lives, with…
As Security Improves in Zamfara, Gov Lawal Foresees Rapid Development of the State
Zamfara’s Lawal Tours Mining Sites With Promise to Boost Revenue Generation Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has assured of increased…
Forests Across Nigeria, Africa are Fast Disappearing Latest Report Shows
Nigeria Lost 1.25Million Hectares of Forest to Logging, Others in 20 Years, Wild Africa Reports As Nigeria joins the rest…
Plastic Bottles for Storing and Drinking Water Pose Significant Health Risks, Findings Reveal
Drinking Water in Plastic Bottles Can Cause Health Problem Culled from Times of India Plastic water bottles are so commonly…
Nineteen States in Nigeria Under Throes of Heat Stress, NiMet Warns
NiMet Orders Activation of Safety Precautions in Northern Nigeria Over Impending heat Stress The states that would be mostly affected,…
Kebbi State Collaborates with Local Investor to Produce 3-mln Tons of Cement Annually
Kebbi State Embarks on 3 Million-Ton Per Annum Cement Industry The MoU signing ceremony was between the state government, representated…
Tinubu Appoints Prof Jega Adviser to Strengthen Livestock Development
Professor Attahiru Jega Becomes Presidential Adviser on Livestock Reforms The former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC), was announced…
Katsina Deploys Renewable Energy: 10MW Wind Farm, Electricity to Power 400 Homes
Katsina Govt Deploys French Renewable Energy Tech for Improved Electricity, Agric Purposes Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Katsina…
Water’s Health Benefits: Maintain Body Temperature, Rids Body of Waste, Lubricates Joints, Spinal Cord, Other Sensitive Tissues
How Much Water Do You Actually Need to Drink Every Day for Your Health? By Amanda Capritto, Cnet Whether you’re…
Most Parts of Nigeria to Experience Rainfall Earlier Than Usual NiMet Predicts
NiMet 2025 Rains Forecast Outlines Options for Farmers Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) unveiled to the public penultimate week in Abuja…
Standing at 4th Nigeria is Among Six Rich in Oil and Gas Yet it’s Citizens are Poor
Nigeria is 4th Among Six Rich Countries Yet Their Citizens are Poor Rich countries often give the illusion of a…
Electricity Theft Attracts Stiffer Penalties as Nigeria’s Regulator Issues New Rates Per Offense
Nigeria’s Electricity Regulator Introduces Stricter Penalties for Electricity The NERC made this known in its newly-issued revised Order on Unauthorised…
Indian Long Grain Rice at N67,000 January, Now Sells at N75,000. Traders Believe it Could Still Go-up
Are Rice Dealers, Millers Eyeing Bigger Profit Margins as Ramadan Approaches? When the cost of rice as the preferred staple…
Kaduna, FAO Sign Smart Tomato Value Chain Enhancement Agreement
Tomato Production Gets a Boost as Kaduna and FAO Sign Cooperation Agreement In a statement on Thursday, the technical cooperation…
Expert Suggests NiMet, LGAs Collaborate for Inclusive Climate Services for Rural Development
On NiMet’s seasonal climate prediction for 2025 By Greg Odogwu, Punch Newspapers These days, the weather could be somewhat confusing.…
Study Detected Microplastics in 99%, or 180 out of 182, Samples of Seafood
Study Finds Microplastics Contamination in 99% of Seafood Samples Culled from The Guardian of London Microplastics contamination is widespread in…
Flash Floods May Result May June 2025, Nigeria’s NiMet Predicts
High-intensity Rainfall Expected In Many Parts of Nigeria May, June, NiMet Predicts The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus…
As Nigeria is Estimated to Have 1.9mln HIV/AIDS Carriers, Health Expert Warns of Difficult Days Ahead
As Trump Cuts Aid: If You’re HIV Negative Prioritize Healthy Habits By Ali Garba With USA president Donald Trump cutting…
Insects Around Our Outdoor Lights Work On Night Shift to Keep Our Ecosystems Healthy, Research Reveals
Know Why Insects Swarm Outdoor Lights? They Work Hard at Keeping our Environment Healthy Culled from theconversation.com As night falls…
How Plastic Waste is Turning to Wealth. A Survey Sheds Light on Motive, Potential
Nigeria’s Plastic Bottle Collectors: Waste to Wealth By Samuel Oludare Awobona, theconversation.com Plastic waste in Nigeria presents a dual challenge:…
Nigeria Secures Yet Another Loan: $70mln for Mini-grids, expansion of Gas-distribution
Nigeria Expands Gas Distribution, Mini Electricity Grids With Another Loan Facility The fund is part of a $1 billion facility…
PTDF Partners with 3 UK Varsities to Begin Full-time Studies at its Kaduna College
College of Petroleum and Energy Studies Partners UK Varsities to Begin Study Programmes In a statement on week Monday, PTDF…
Nigeria Flared 300.5 mln Cubic-feet of Gas 2024 that Could Power Millions of Nigerian Homes
Nigeria Flared $1.1bn Worth of Gas in Four Years Data sourced from the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency…
Studies Suggest Microplastics Could be Harmful and Have Negative Health Effects
Seven Microplastics Hiding Places in Your Kitchen By Lena Borrelli, cnet Though microplastics and nanoplastics are small (less than 5…
Nigeria’s Cooking Gas Price Hike Rose 44.6% in 2024
Nigeria Bureau of Statistics Announces Price of Cooking-gas Rose 44.6% in One-year According to the NBS Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking…
Africa Development Bank Tackles Hazardous Chemicals in 11 Countries
Africa Development Bank Plans to Tackle Hazardous Chemicals in 11 African Countries In a statement, the AfDB it said the…
NAFDAC Raids Warehouse in Kaduna, Confiscates Expired Products
NAFDAC Confiscates Expired Products Worth N75mln in Kaduna Warehouse The agency shared this development on its official X handle on…
Grains Prices Fall Amidst Low Purchasing Power of Nigerians, Particularly civil servants
Grains Prices Have Dropped 15% in Markets in Gombe State, News Agency of Nigeria Reports Prices of various grains have…
Nigeria’s Kebbi Begins Reconstruction of Federal Road for Ease of Economic Development
Kebbi State Begins Reconstruction of Koko-Zuru federal Road at a Cost of N64bln Naira Kebbi State Governor Nasir Idris has…
NNPCL Recorded 179 Incidences of Oil Theft in the South-south Region of Nigeria
Nigeria’s Flagship Oil Company NNPC Reports Discovery and Destruction 55 illegal Refineries in One-week In a video documentary on the…
Nigeria, Saudi Arabia Plan to Unlock Opportunities in Solid Minerals Value Chain
Nigeria Seeks to Leverage on Saudi Arabia’s Technological Expertise in Solid Minerals Exploration The governments of Nigeria and Saudi Arabia…
Nigeria’s Kwara State Shutsdown Forests to Halt Abuse by Saw-millers, Others
Nigeria’s Kwara Orders Temporary Closure of Forests for Regeneration Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, Governor of Kwara State directed the immediate but temporary…
Nigeria Announces Confimed Outbreak of Antrax in North West State of Zamfara
Anthrax Outbreak Detected in Zamfara Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Livestock Development Department of Veterinary and Pest Control Services has announced…
Nigeria Govt Violates Own Rules: Awards Multibillion Naira Contract to Inactive Company
Nigeria Re-awards Revoked Abuja-Kaduna Highway Contract to Inactive Company The federal government of Nigeria has re-awarded the revoked section of…
The 2023 Global Hunger Index Ranks Nigeria 109th out of 125 Countries. Agric Economist Suggests Way Out
Four Big Ideas As 26mln Nigerians Face Acute Hunger in 2025 By Victoria Tanimonure Food security in Nigeria is at…
Nigeria Deploys Drones, Fasttracks Delivery of Farming Aids for All-year-round Agric Activities
Nigeria Deploys Drones to Aid All-year-round Agricultural Activities Sen. Abubakar Kyari, Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Security has disclosed…
Three-Gorges Dam on China’s Yangtze River is Reputed to Slowing-down Earth Rotation. How?
Is Three Gorges Dam Slowing Down Earth’s Rotation? Analiza Pathak, India.com Explains One of the largest and most remarkable human-made…
Climate Shocks Could Cause Broader Pullback in Lending, Financial Watchdog Warns
Climate Change Set to Trigger Market Panics – FSB Warns By Martin Arnold and Lee Harris, Financial Times The world’s…
Prof Jega: Nigeria’s Livestock Sector Holds Vast Potential for Economic Growth
Reforms in the Nigerian Livestock Sector: Unlocking Great Potentials for Economic Growth and Peaceful Co-existence By Prof Attahiru Jega, OFR…
Nigeria Ships Tractors, Harvesters Worth $70mln to Boost Food Security
Nigeria Acquires 2000 Tractors, 1000 Combined Harvesters at $70m to Boost Food Production Nigeria’s Federal Government, through the National Agricultural…
Two Young Entrepreneurs, Sonal and Vaibhav Tackling Plastic Waste Challenge
Plastic Waste Into Park Benches? Here’s How 2 Entrepreneurs Are Making It Possible By Leila Badyari Castelino, thebetterindia.com Plastic pollution…
Nigeria Experiences 2025 Electricity Grid Collapse. TCN Says ‘it’s Line Tripping’
National Grid Records 1st Collapse in 2025 – TCN Issues Update According to a Businessday report the collapse occurred at…
The World Incurred US$140 bln in Climate-related Disaster Losses 2024 3rd Highest on Record
Earth Records Hottest Year Ever in 2024, Breached a Key Threshold Culled from Associated Press Earth recorded its hottest year…
Logical Step for Nigeria’s Poultry Industry is to Venture into the Export Market – Dr Maina
Transforming Nigeria’s Poultry Value Chain for the Export Market By Junaidu Maina ‘It always seems impossible until it’s done’ –…
Satellite in Orbit: Nigeria is 3rd with Seven Behind South Africa, Egypt
African Countries with the Highest Number of Satellites in Orbit Data: Courtesy of Statista 125 new satellites have been lined…
The Benefits of Fluoridated Public Water System
Adding Fluoride to Water, Is it Safe and Effective? How water fluoridation beganThe history of water fluoridation begins in the…
Soaring Temperatures in 2024 Were Partly Boosted by El Niño, Scientists Say
What are El Niño and La Niña and what’s Predicted for 2025? Culled from Associate Press, AP The past year…
2024 Breached 1.5C Global Warming Limit, Records Broken Multiple Times
2024: A Year of Extreme Weather that Challenged Billions, BBC Reports Researchers from the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group at…
Coys Around the World Produce 460 Million Metric Tons of Plastics, Mostly Harmful
Microplastics in the Air Could Be Causing Cancer By University of California Research Team A comprehensive review of approximately 3,000…
Research Team Identifies Specific Conditions of How Gold Reaches Earth Surface
New Study Explains How Gold Reaches Earth’s Surface Culled from Forbes A research team including a University of Michigan scientist…
Upon Improved Security, Mining Activities Resume in Nigeria’s Zamfara State
Mining Activities Resume in Nigeria’s Zamfara, Hotbed of Insecurity Culled from Reuters Nigeria has lifted a ban on mining exploration…
Kaduna Capital City Gets 12 Roads Connecting Commercial Activities
Kaduna Capital City Gets 12 New Roads for Ease of Commercial Activities, Connectivity The 12 asphaltic roads inaugurated by Governor…
Gabon, Nigeria Top Africa’s Oil Producers With Most Expensive Fuel
Nigeria Sells Most Expensive Petrol Per Litre Among African Oil-producing Nations New data released by GlobalPetrolPrices.com, last weekend showed that…
Lithium Mining Company Shut Again for Operating Illegally
Nigeria’s Nasarawa State Clampsdown on Lithium Firm for Illegal Mining Culled from News Agency of Nigeria The Nasarawa State Government…
Nigeria is 4th in Africa’s Millions of Displaced Persons
Over 25 Million are Displaced in Africa, UNHCR Data Shows These displaced include cross border refugees, internally displaced persons and…
Study Shows Tea bags Release Huge Amounts of Harmful Microplastics
Teabags Release Millions of Microplastics When in Use, Study Shows Culled from MedicalExpress Food packaging is a major source of…
Nigeria’s Sanitation Level Dire as 179mln Live in Unclean Environment
No Few Than 179mln Nigerians Live in Unclean Environment The report, the 7th in the series signed by Ene Owoh,…
Microplastics Linked to Colon, Lung Cancer International Study Has Shown
Study Says Microplastics Linked to Lung and Colon Cancer By Mikala Theocharous, 9News Microplastics have been linked to colon and…
Chartered Accountant, Engineers Take Charge of Affairs at 12 River Basin Authorities
12 River Basin Devt Authorities Get New Executive Management Teams The appointments include chairman, managing director and four executive directors…
University Don Expresses Fears, Opportunities in France Nigeria Mining Pact Entered in Paris Recently
France-Nigeria Mining Pact: Opportunities, Risks By Abiodun J. Oluwadare The recent signing of a pact between France and Nigeria to…
Northern Nigeria to be Affected by Dusty Haze Over 3-day Period
NiMet Predicts 3-day Dusty-haze, Cloud Cover Over the North Beginning Today NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja envisaged…
Nigeria Ranks 4th in Global Deaths Per Hour
Charted: The Number of Deaths Every Hour by Country. Nigeria Ranks 4th By Pallavi Rao, Visual Capitalist In 2023, nearly…
GMOs: The Twists and Turns and the Conflict of Interests Within Nigeria Government
The Many Sides of the GMOs Debate: Impacts on Health, Environment and Food Security By Rutendo Matinyarare On the 17th…
Nigeria’s National Power Grid Suffers Frequent Collapse Due to Neglect, Poor Investment
EXPLAINER: Why Nigeria’s Power Grid is Failing so Frequently From Businessday Nigeria Nigeria’s creaking grid with a transmission wheeling capacity…
Research Findings Reveal Quest for Oxygen is Reason Worms Come out in the Rain
Why do Worms Come Out in the Rain? By Live Science On a rainy day, you’ll often see lots of…
Nigeria Suffers Yet Another National Electricity Grid Collapse
Nigeria’s National Electricity Grid Wednesday Collapsed for the 12th Time The PUNCH, Nigeria’s premier newspaper reports that from January 2024…
UNICEF, Canada Donate Medicare Aid to Nigeria’s Bauchi State
Nigeria’s Bauchi State Gets UNICEF’s N1bn Medical Center The UNICEF country representative in Nigeria, Christian Munduate explained that the medical…
Earth’s Land Became Persistently Drier in Recent Decades – UN
Three-Quarters of Earth’s Land Got Drier in Recent Decades, U.N. Says By Raymond Zhong, The Times From the American West…
NAFDAC Express Concern Over Counterfeit Foods, Beverages, Medications in Nigeria
NAFDAC Worries Over Counterfeit Foods, Drinks and Drugs: Warns Nigerians of Health Hazards During a press briefing in Abuja, NAFDAC…
Environmental Experts Seek Review of Laws Governing Impact Assessment
Experts Seek Amendment to Nigeria’s Environmental Impact Assessment Laws The experts, who spoke during a high level stakeholders National Dialogue…
North America Emits Highest Levels of Per-capita CO2 Since 1960
Charted: Per-Capita CO2 Emissions by Global Region (1960-2022) By Marcus Lu, Visual Capitalist This graphic visualizes over 60 years of…
A COVID-19 Varient With Fast Growth Advantage Discovered in Australia
Nigeria Issues Alert as New, Fast Growth COVID-19 Varient Discovered in Australia A new COVID-19 variant named XEC has been…
Solid Minerals Endowed African Economies are Susceptible to Instability, Study Shows
Top 10 African Countries With Heavy Reliance Minerals Resource Exports According to a Policy Center report published by Professor Landry…
UNICEF Says 213mln children Globally Affected by “Unpredictable Circumstances”
UNICEF Launches $9.9bln Appeal Fund to Support 109mln Children, Women Worldwide 2025 In a statement released penultimate week Thursday, UNICEF…
Nigeria Begins Work on Legislation to Imprison Violators of Gas Flare Law
Nigeria Legislates on Gas Flaring, Bill Enjoys Priority Attention at House of Representatives The proposed legislation aims to mitigate the…
5.4mln Children, .8mln Nursing Mothers at Risk of Acute Malnutrition in Nigeria
33 Million Nigerians May go Hungry Next Year, World Food Programme, WFP Predicts A recent United Nations World Food Programme…
Nigeria Launches Women in Green Economy Project in 2025
Nigeria Announce Measures Aimed at Involving Women in Climate Change Mitigation The Minister for Women’s Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim disclosed this…
Nigeria’s Borno State Embarks on Rail System for Capital City, Maiduguri
Work Begins on Northern Nigeria’s 1st Rail Network The first phase of the project will include 12 designated terminals across…
Group of 85 Countries, Others Insist on Cut on Plastic Wastes
Countries Call for Binding Targets to cut Plastic Production By Sandra Laville, The Guardian Environment Correspondent Binding global targets to…
Cement Manufacturer, Others Exit Nigeria Over Stagnant Economy
Stagnant Economy Forces Lafarge Partner Holcim Exit Nigeria Holcim, which owned 84 per cent stake in Lafarge Africa (WAPCO.LG), said…
12.3mln-Hectare Nigeria’s Forest to Enjoy Protection Against Criminal Activities
Nigeria’s Forest Guards Synergizes With Others to Rid the Ecosystem of Crime, Criminal Elements About 12.2% of Nigeria’s geographical landmass,…
Nigerians Have Welcomed CNG as Alternative to Power Vehicles: The Dos, The Donts
Facts to Consider Before Converting to Compressed Natural Gas, CNG By Theodore Opara, Vanguard The Compressed Natural Gas, CNG technology…
UNICEF, Nigerian Varsity Engage Students on Environmental Preservation
Unibadan Nigeria, UNICEF Partner on Environmental Conservation Five hundred students of the university were joined by 500 others selected from…
Nigeria Places Second in Highest Cost of Living in Africa
Nigeria is 2nd Behind Cameroon With the Highest Cost of Living 2024 Business Insider’s Chinedu Okafor relays that the list…
Simple Process of Boiling Tap Water is Found to Remove 90% of Microplastics
There’s a Surprisingly Easy Way to Remove Microplastics From Drinking Water By David Nield, sciencealert Tiny fragments of microplastics are…
LPG Hike in Prices Places Additional Pressure on Nigeria’s Households
Cooking Gas Prices Soar in Nigeria Amidst Economic Woes According to Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics, NBS data released Monday,…
Bauchi State Joins 4 Others in Race for Alternative Power Sources
Chinese Coy, Nigeria’s Bauchi State Sign Agreement for 30MW Alternative Energy Source “CCECC (has) sealed an agreement for a 30MW…
COP29: Some Hailing Others Unhappy With “Paltry $300bn” Climate Finance
Developing Nations Blast $300bn COP29 Climate Deal Insufficient The agreement, clinched in overtime at the two-week conference in Azerbaijan’s capital,…
COP29: UN Chief Antonio Guterres Urges Countries of Global South to Press Hard for Climate Finance Goal
At COP29 Guterres Warns Against Failure to Reach Consensus on Climate Financing Agreement The United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres…
Lake Chad, One of the 10 Largest Lakes in the World is Disappearing
Nigeria is Worried “Lake Chad is Disappearing” Says Environment Minister “Whenever I have the opportunity, I try to raise it.…
UNDP, Others Identify 10 States in Nigeria on the Throes of Hunger, Poverty and Malnutrition
UNDP, FAO, World Bank Lists 10 States in Nigeria On the Throes of Hunger, Poverty and Malnutrition Three international organizations,…
Planet-heating Pollution Set to Spike as 2024 Witnessed Severe Droughts, Fires
Fossil Fuels Pollution May Not Drop in 2024, New Study Shows New projections dashing hopes that 2024 would be the…
Nigeria and Kenya Top List of Cities With Biggest Slums
The 10 cities according to a survey are biggest in Africa and accommodates a whooping 3.8 million people. The survey…
Nigeria’s COP29 Delegates Numbers Reduced in Comparison to Last Year’s
Nigeria is 9th on the Roll-call of COP29 Delegation Numbers Nigeria ranks ninth overall with 634 delegates and has the…
Nigeria’s GDP Gained N1.66 trillion in the Mining Sector Translating to 44-fold Increase
NEITI Promotes Inclusion of Mining Host Communities Towards Improving the Sector NEITI’s Executive Secretary, Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji at a…
Kano Electric Plans 100 Megawatts “Safe Grid” for Kano, Katsina and Jigawa
Due to Incessant Grid Collapse KEDCO Plans N169bn 100MW “Safe Grid” A statement by Head Corporate Communications of Kano Electricity…
COP 29: 200 Countries Seek Increase in $100bn-a-year Target for Developing Nations
COP29 opened Monday in Azerbaijan, Talks May Centre on Climate Funding In his opening speech, UN climate chief Simon Stiell…
Nigeria’s Federal Government Plans 100 Megawatts Solar System for 19 Northern States
Nigeria Plans Solar System for Northern Parts of the Country to Mitigate Incessant National Grid Failures As perennial system collapse…
Nigeria Revives 3 Abandoned Dams for Irrigation, Electric Power Generation
Nigeria Revives 3 Abandoned Dams With N4.4bn in Three States The Minister of Water Resources Professor Joseph Utsev has announced…
Kaduna Rehabilitates Public Water Corporation Aimed at Improved Hygiene, Sanitation
Kaduna State Govt Boosts Water Sector With N93bn Governor Uba Sani has besides plans to spend N93 billion over four…
From January to October, the Average Global Temperature Rose Dramatically Making 2024 the World’s Hottest
2024 Will be World’s Hottest Year on Record, EU Scientists Say By Kate Abnett, Alison Withers and William Maclean –…
Concerned Over Safety Malaysia Phases-out CNG Powered Vehicles, Nigeria Pushes Ahead
Malaysia Phases-out CNG-powered Vehicles Over Safety Concerns, Nigeria Pushes Ahead As Nigeria is pushing for the adoption of CNG as…
Nigeria Suffers 10th Electricity Power Grid Collapse, Minister Blames Ageing Infrastructure
Nigeria’s National Electricity Power Grid Suffers Yet Another Collapse This brings grid collapse to 10 in year 2024 alone with…
Kaduna Constituents Get Standard Water Supply Systems, Health Center From Legislator
Kaduna Assemblyman Prioritizes Clean Water, Health Center for Constituents Nazir Sunusi Abubakar on November 1st commissioned the second phase of…
Dust Haze With Localised visibility of 2km to 5km in North of Nigeria as November Sets-in
NiMet Predicts 3-Day Dusty Haze, Thunderstorms and Rains Across Nigeria NiMet’s weather outlook released on Saturday envisaged light dust haze…
The Greening of the Sahara is as Result of Stormy Weather that Meets Hot, Dry Air
The Sahara Desert is Greening as Unusual Storms Hit Parts of Africa | CNN There isn’t much green in the…
Chances are Food Insecurity May Worsen in Nigeria, World Bank Warns
Farm Produce Theft on the Increase in Nigeria Amid Dwindling Harvest Weekend Trust, a publication in the stable of the…
The Ozone Hole Showed a Notable Reduction in Size
Earth’s Invisible Shield Rebounds: The Remarkable 2024 Ozone Recovery By James Riordon, NASA Earth Observatory In 2024, the ozone hole…
Nigeria’s Vice President Inaugurates National Council to Tackle the Vagaries of Climate Change
Nigeria Roll Out Measures to Tackle Vagaries of Climate Change Vice president of Nigeria Kashim Shettima reporting on his Facebook…
After Death of 155 People toll expected to rise in Spain Floods
Spain Floods Most Likely Caused by Climate Change At least 155 people have reportedly died with more rain forecast for…
Nigeria’s Solid Minerals Sector Accounted for 0.83% of Nigeria’s GDP 2022-2023
Solid Minerals Sector Contributed N1.137 trillion to 3-tiers of Nigerian Government in 16 Years NEITI announced this during the presentation…
Nigeria Tops in Africa, 2nd Globally as the Most Polluted Country
Top 5 Most Polluted African Countries By Chinedu Okafor, Business Insider One of the most significant direct consequences of pollution…
As Demand for Lithium Heightens Globally Nigeria Appears to Lose the Resource to Illegal Miners
As Illegal Lithium Mining Thrives in Nigeria’s Oyo State, Officials Turn a Blind Eye The global demand for lithium has…
As Food Shortages Loom, Rice Mills in North of Nigeria Shutdown
Rice Mills Shutdown in Nigeria as Economic Woes Increase In the years between 2015 and 2020, rice mills sprang up…
A Review of 7,000 Studies Says You Should Be Worried About Microplastics
Here Are 5 Simple Ways to Limit Your Exposure to Microplastics By Jessica Tillman, Contributor to Inc.Com A review of…
Illegal Mining Company Gets Matching Order to Halt Activities
Nigeria’s Ogun Government Shuts Illegal Mining Site, Return Land to Cleric “When I discovered that the miners had started mining…
Islamic Cleric Reminds of the Imperative of Trees, Even Those That do not Bear Fruit
The Importance Of Tree Planting In Islam By Imam Murtadha Gusau The Almighty has made the life of people on…
Nigeria Seeks WMO’s Collaboration in Capacity Building for NiMet, Others
Keyamo Stresses the Importance of Meteorology at World Conference Attending a meeting organised by the Commission for Weather, Climate, Hydrological,…
The world is Now on the Brink of Overshooting the 1.5C Target
Even temporarily passing the Paris 2015 limit will mean severe storms, heatwaves and floodsEven temporarily passing the Paris 2015 limit…
Aside Afghanistan in East Asia, Nigeria Leads 7 Others as the Unhealthiest
Eight Unhealthiest Countries in the World Concerns about health problems are widespread around the world, which are mostly because of…
Nigeria Orders its Oil Giant NNPC, Other Players to Stop Import of LPG
Nigeria Soon Halt, Import, Export of Cooking Gas to Crash Price and Improve Market Sufficiency The Nigeria’s minister of state…
5 Key Commitments Expected at COP29
What the Baku Summit Holds for Our Planet By Anand Madhukar and Vasudha Barthwal, New Delhi COP29, scheduled in Baku,…
Who Could Imagine a Rock the Size of London Smashing into Earth?
Mega Meteorite Tore-up Seabed and Boiled Earth’s Oceans By Georgina Rannard Role, BBC News Climate and Science Reporter A huge…
Synthetic Fertilisers Can Harm Crop Yield, Affect Costs Study Shows
Cutting Fertiliser Use Yields Results for Riccall Farmer, BBC News Find A farmer who dramatically cut back on his use…
Commonwealth Countries Demand Reparations for UK’s Role in Climate Crisis
UK Facing Calls at Commonwealth Summit to Pay Billions for Role in Climate Crisis By Richard Palmer, The Guardian Britain…
Victims of Jigawa Fuel Tanker Explosion Get Relief in Cash and Kind
Jigawa Fuel Tanker Explosion Victims Get N950m Donation From Northern Governors Nigeria’s Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has jointly given…
Vandals, Nigeria’s Weak Electricity Grid Result in Third System Collapse in One Week
Why National Power Grid Collapsed Third-time in One Week The Transmission Company of Nigeria announced that two towers along its…
Chevron, Oondo Step-up Investments in Nigeria’s Oil and Gas
Chevron Finds New Oilfield in Nigeria, As Ondo Targets 100,000 bpd, 1.5cft of Gas The “new gold mine” estimated to…
Crops That Would Have Fed 8.5 million Nigerians Lost to Flooding in 2024
Nigeria’s 2024 Floods Caused the Loss of 855,629mt of Crops Across the Country, FAO Reports Data from the Food and…
Green Peace Demands Halt to Textile Waste Dumping in Africa
Green Peace Alarmed Ghana Has Become Europe’s Fashion Waste Dumping Hotspot In a recent report, it said it is concerned…
Nigeria’s Federal Government Warns of Rivers Niger, Benue Flooding Neighboring States
Nigerian Government Foresees Floodings of Neighboring States and the Niger Delta as Rivers Niger, Benue Gather Volumes of Rain Water…
With Maiduguri Flood Waters Receding, 200 Thousands Are Still Displaced
30 People are Known to Have Died, One-million Affected in Maiduguri Floods The death toll is likely to rise, authorities…
Kaduna Law Makers Begin Promotion of Renewable Energy to Fight Insecurity
In a Proactive Move Legislators Begin Solar-powered Electricity Lights-Up of Kaduna Interventions by legislators of Kaduna State in pursuit of…
30 Years Later, Maiduguri Suffers Yet Another Devastating Flood
2024 Maiduguri Floods Greater, More Damaging, as 40% of the City is Washed Away It appears this year’s incident is…
Paper Mill, Aluminum Factories Shut In Nigeria’s Ogun
5 Industries Shut by Nigeria’s Ogun State Over Environmental Infractions The companies are Nixim Paper Limited, and Long Xiang Aluminum…
Thunderstorms, Rains in Most Parts of Nigeria Until Midweek
3-day Thunderstorms, Rains Across Nigeria, NiMet Predicts The weather outlook released in Abuja forecasts isolated thunderstorms over parts of Sokoto,…
Hydro Electric Power Source Competing With Solar, Wind as Alternative Energy
Hydropower Is on the Rise Around the World By Felicity Bradstock, Oil Price.com In addition to the most popular renewable…
Nigeria is 2nd Behind India in Plastic Pollution
52mln Metric-tons of Plastic Waste Produced Globally Per Annum, Nigeria Comes Second By Emma Ogao, ABC News An estimated 52…
Understanding What Mechanisms are Behind Increasing Soil Carbon Storage
Soil Treated With Organic Fertilizers Stores More Carbon, Study Finds Researchers from Kansas State University (K-State) are exploring how different…
Lack of Waste Management Makes India Global Polluter
India Emerges as the Largest Plastic Polluter Globally By Hindustan Times A new study by the University of Leeds, published…
Two-thirds of Nigeria May Experience Flush Floods
5-day Heavy Rainfall in 21 States of Nigeria May Result in Floodings The National Flood Early Warning Systems, FEWS of…
Nigeria Gets Richer With $3.3bln Gas, Methanol Projects
China, Nigeria Companies Sign $3.3bln Agreement for Industrial Park, Methanol Projects The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Gas Ekperikpe Ekpo disclosed…
The Many Harzards, Risks Associated With Lagos Calabar Highway Construction
What Environmental Hazards, Risks Lagos-Calabar Highway May Pose to Communities, Workers According to a report by the Environmental Assessment Department…
Dangote Refinery May Surprise Global Oil Market
Africa’s Top Refinery Could Soon Upend Global Gasoline Markets By Charles Kennedy, Staff Writer Oil Price The Dangote refinery in…
Slow Pace of Nigeria’s Home Delivery Irks Minister
Slow Delivery of Housing Units in Kano Irks Minister, Threatens Termination of Remainder of Contract The Minister of housing and…
Nigeria’s Oil Giant Battles Theft, Oil Spills
Nigeria’s Oil Giant Uncovered 72 Illegal Refineries in One-week The 72 illegal refineries were reportedly discovered and destroyed in Rivers,…
Nigeria May Spend $2.4bln 2024 to Mitigate Climate Shocks
Taming Household Poverty in Nigeria Likely to Gulp $2.4bln, World Bank Warns The World Bank report reveals that climate shocks…
Bank Moves to Enhance Abuja Green Cover
First Bank Plants 50,000 Trees To Aid Abuja Green Cover According to the bank, the initiative, led by Aishatu Bubaram,…
FEWS Data Predicts Floodings in Half of States in Nigeria
92 Cities and Towns in 17 States of Nigeria May be Flooded National Flood Early Warning Systems (FEWS) Centre of…
Developing a Culture of Clean Environment
Top 8 Cleanest States in Nigeria 2024 By Alausa-Issa Zainab, Nigerian Tribune Clean environment should be one of the top…
Nigeria Sets-up Medics Committee to Tackle AMR
Nigeria Tackles Indiscriminate Use of Antibiotics With a Task Force of Eminent Medics Inaugurating the 13-member taskforce in Abuja Tuesday,…
Sudan Dam Collapse Increases Sufferings in the War Ravaged Country
More Than 80 Reported Killed in Northeast Sudan Dam Collapse More than 80 people have been reported killed after a…
The Affect of Climate Change on Pastoralism
Cows Roam Nigeria’s Capital as Climate Change, Other Factors Displace Herders By Taiwo Adebayo, Associate Press (abridged) At an intersection…
Microwave Oven and Your Health
Why You Shouldn’t Microwave Your Food in Plastic Containers By Korin Miller, Food&Wine – (image by Getty) When it comes…
Flood Ravaged States in Nigeria Get 3-Billion Each
Nigeria’s Federal Government Provides 3bln Naira to States Ravaged by Flush Floods The minister of finance Wale Edun has announced…
Nigerian Institution Innovate on Electric Vehicle
Nigeria’s Ogun Polytechnic Rolls-out Prototype Electric Tricycle The Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, Dr Mukail Akinde Friday…
Test-run at Dangote Refinery Begins
Dangote Refinery Begins Petrol Production Test-Run – Report The 650,000-barrel-per-day Dangote refinery is undergoing test runs for Premium Motor Spirit…
Plastic to Fuel
Irish Company Transforms Plastic into Sustainable Fuel By George Lee, Rte An Irish company has developed and patented a process…
Many States in Nigeria Grapple With Floods
Floods Ravage Jigawa With Over 40,000 Households Affected Twenty-three out of 27 local government areas of Jigawa State were badly…
BUA Targets Improved Flour Delivery
BUA Foods Signs Deal to Build Additional Flour Mills in Nigeria In a statement posted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange…
Nigeria to Experience 36 Hours Rainfall
NiMet Predicts 3-Day Rainfall in Nigeria’s Capital, 17 Other States In its weather outlook released on Monday, NiMet predicted daytime…
Plastic Waste to Wealth
‘Nigeria’s Plastic Waste has Potential to Unlock $10 billion’ Adamu Garba is the Chief Operating Officer, Nigeria Climate Innovation Centre…
Thousands Displaced by Torrential Rains
250 Homes Submerged in Torrential Rains in Jibia, Katsina State Though no lives were lost, several people were said to…
Unending Fuel Queues in Nigeria
Nigerian Oil Marketers May Lose Licences for Failing to Tame Worsening Petrol Scarcity The Nigerian government has issued a warning…
What to Store in Plastics
11 Things You Should Never Store In Plastic Containers, According To Experts By Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living When it comes…
Importation of Low Grade Fuels
From Russia to Malta: How Matrix Energy Imports Dirty Petrol Leaked documents and extensive interviews with sources have unveiled how…
That Sweetener Could Kill You, New Study Says
Artificial Sweetener Directly Linked to Blood Clots and Heart Disease This sugar alternative, according to an excerpted report by Eric…
Enhancing Agriculture Through Renewable Energy
Nigeria’s Rural Electricity Agency, Energy Expert Synergize to Combat Food Insecurity The groundbreaking partnership aims to deploy solar irrigation systems…
Keeping Checks on Nigeria’s Solid Minerals
Nigeria Embarks on Forensic Audit of its Mining Sector The minister of Solid Minerals Development Henry Dele Alake who disclosed…
Plastics Harmful Effects
How Drinking Water From Plastic Bottles Can Increase Your BP, a Study Reveals A study from the Department of Medicine…
Oil Theft in Niger Delta
Nigerian Army Destroys 27 Illegal Refining Sites, Confiscates 100,000 Litres of Stolen Crude Spokesperson of the 6th Division, Lt. Col…
Sudan Suffers Floods amidst Civil War
At Least 68 People Killed in Flooding as Rains Worsen Sudan’s Plight By The Guardian’s Zeinab Mohammed Salih, in Rokero…
Global Fossil Fuels Consumption
Top Countries by Fossil Fuel Consumption in 2023 By Bruno Venditti, Visual Capitalist Fossil fuel consumption reached new record highs…
Transforming Plastic Waste to Building Bricks
Nigerian Teen Recognized Internationally for Plastic Waste Solution A United States-based environmental organisation, Action For Nature, declared the Nigerian teenager…
Securing Farming Activities
10,000 Agro-rangers to Patrol Farms in 19 States, the FCT to Combat Insecurity According to a statement by the presidency,…
Antimicrobial Resistance
Study Shows Nigerian Babies are Born With Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria The report by Gavi, the global vaccine alliance, which examined samples…
Renewable Energy Institute
Nigeria Establishes Renewable Energy Institute The groundbreaking ceremony of the project was held on Saturday at the Confluence University of…
As The Forces Gather
External, Internal Conspiracies Against Dangote By David Hundeyin I debated long and hard whether to do this publicly, but I…
College Food Harvest
Nigeria’s Kwara State Owned Polytechnic Realised 25tns of Maize From its Farm Estimated at N30m according to a market survey…
Safer Mineral Resources Exploration
Nigeria Insists Safety First For Nigerians as it Explores More Mineral Resources To do this, according to President Bola Ahmed…
Environment, Noise Pollution
Nigeria’s Lagos State Seals Church, Firm, Demolish Shrine Over Environment, Noise Pollution Landcraft Industries Nigeria and Word of Light Christ…
Microplastics
Scientists Said Beverages Packed in Plastics Bottles Should be Avoided By Amit Chaturvedi, NDTV Our planet has been polluted by…
Green House Farming
Nigeria Plans Greenhouse Farming Initiative Using Scrap Metal The Minister of State, Steel Development Maigari Ahmadu, disclosed this during an…
Kwara State, Nigeria
Kwara Seeks Army’s Help for Cleaner Environment By Tunde Oyekola, The Punch In a bid to ensure a clean and…
Fake, Substandard Medicines
22% of Medicines in Africa are Substandard or Fake By Aghogho Udi, Nairamatics A new study by researchers at Bahir…
Packaged Water and Microplastics
5 Ways Packaged Water Dangerously Affects Us Culled From Times of India Grabbing a bottle of water from the store…
The World Oldest Forests
What Is The Oldest Ecosystem On Earth? By Charlie Haigh, IFLScience The entirety of Earth’s surface is made up of…
Genetically Modified Foods
Molecular Biologist Warns GMOs May Distort Human Cells, Bio-species Professor Tatfeng Mirabeau of the Niger Delta University tasked the government…
Global Warming Trigger Landslides, Wildlifes
257 Died in Ethiopia, 151 in India Landslides, While Wildfires Ravage US The first disaster struck last Sunday, after days…
Developing an Eco-friendly Environment
Aliyu Sadiq, the Environmentalist Driving Climate Action Through Games In this excerpted version by JaneFrances Chibundu of the Cable, we…
Heavy Downpour, Floodings
NiMet Predicts Heavy Downpour in Major Cities Across Nigeria The states expected to experience these weather conditions include Kebbi, Katsina,…
World Bank Loan
Nigeria Seeks World Bank $500mln Loan for Dam safety, Water Resources According to the World Bank’s Project Information Document (PID)…
EU Deforestation Policy
Nigeria’s $770m Cocoa Industry at Risk Over EU Policy, Farmers President Says The National President of the Cocoa Farmers Association…
Fossil Fuels
Exodus from Nigeria’s onshore arena continues with another oil major selling operated assets to go after deepwater and LNG plays
Illegal Mining
Lawmakers Accuse Govt officials, Traditional Rulers of Aiding, Abetting Illegal Mining The Chairman of the Nasarawa House of Assembly Committee…
Housing Development
Nigeria’s Housing Ministry Partners World Bank Group to Unlock $300 billion Land Formalization Grant The Minister of Housing, Architect Ahmed…
Global Warming Effect on Rainfall
Landmark New Research Shows How Global Warming is Messing With our Rainfall By Mal Fairclough, AAP The past century of…
Diminishing Forest Cover
Only 3.7% Forest Cover Remains For Nigeria, Environment Minister Says Appearing as a guest on an episode of Unfiltered: The…
Why Birds Don’t Get Electrocuted
Why Do Birds Sit On High Voltage Power Lines, And How Come They Don’t Get Fried? By James Felton, IFLScience…
Dangote Refinery
In Nigeria, We Have our Own Titans, Aliko Dangote Has Broken Every Boundary By Femi Otedola, Chairman FBN Group My…
Dangote Refinery
This whole issue on Dangote is Shocking and Creating Bad Waves for Nigeria Globally By Akinwunmi Adesina, President AfDB Monopoly…
Food Security
Nigeria’s Parliament Moves to Boost Funding for Farmers Nigeria’s parliament plans to enact laws that would boost funding for agricultural…
Climate Change
London’s Kew Gardens Prepares for Climate Change Tree Loss By Aurelia Foster, BBC News More than half of Kew Gardens’…
Rains, Thunderstorms
NiMet Predicts Three-Day Rains in Many Nigerian States NiMet`s weather outlook released on yesterday in Abuja forecasts thunderstorms on Sunday…
Heavy Downpour, Floodings
Several Nigerian States May Suffer Floodings, Federal Ministry of Environment Warns The National Flood Early Warning Systems (FEWS) Centre, an…
Is Corn Healthy?
Dietitians On Benefits Of Corn And Cooking Corn By Caroline Keep, Today.com It’s officially summer and sweet corn season. While…
Microplastics
Scientists Achieve Breakthrough With Plastic That Completely Decomposes in 2 months By Rick Kazmer, TCD A plastic alternative being developed…
Lithium Mining
Nigeria’s 442-Km Kaduna Lithium Development Project Kicks Off Two foreign concerns, Jupiter Lithium Ltd of the United Kingdom and US’…
Gaza Polio Scare
World Health Organization Warns Polio Virus Discovered in Gaza Strip The virus responsible for causing polio has been discovered in…
Petroleum College
PTDF Completes $15bn Petroleum College in Kaduna, Commences Operations Soon The over $15 billion institution initiated in 2009 by the…
Agricultural Export
Nigeria Targets Harvest of 500,000mt. of Cocoa 2025 The Federal Government on Tuesday said it would boost its cocoa production…
Fuel Products Export
Nigeria Begins Petroleum Products Export December The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has assured that Nigeria will become a net…
Solid Minerals Development
Nigeria to Encourage Local Value Addition to Solid Minerals Before Export Nigerian government “is fully committed to creating an enabling…
Electricity
Moves Afoot to Revive World’s Biggest-ever Power Project in Africa Source: TechCentral Five development finance institutions have banded together to…
Water Supply
Concerns Highten Over Indiscriminate Drilling of Boreholes, NAN Reports A water and environmental management expert, Dr Stephen Adegoke, has called…
Power Sector
Nigeria Seeks $50m W’Bank Loan for Renewable Energy, Electricity The Nigeria’s minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy,…
Oil Production
Nigeria’s Oil Giant No Longer Owns 20% of Dangote Refinery, Says Owner In March 2021 NNPC planned to raise the…
Illegal Mining
Nigeria Arraigns 8 Chinese Nationals, One Nigerian Over Illegal Mining The suspects, including eight Chinese nationals and one Nigerian, were…
Public Health
Nigeria Unveils National Antimicrobial Resistance AMR, Policy By Abigael Joshua, NAN Federal Government has unveiled the National Antimicrobial Resistance Policy…
Weather Forecast
Scientists Achieve Early Prediction of Strong El Niño Events By Abdul Mooed, GreekReporter.com Scientists have discovered a new way to…
Fossil Fuels
OPEC+ Cuts and Demand Woes Keep Oil Prices in Narrow Trading Range By Tom Kool, Oilprice.com Oil prices have remained…
Weather
NiMet advised airline operators to get updated weather reports and forecasts from NiMet for effective planning in their operations.
Microplastics
Microplastics are defined as plastic particles smaller than 5mm, and sometimes as small as 1 micron, or one-70th the width…
Water Supply
The N15.7 million project has left the community feeling betrayed and abandoned, with their water woes remaining unaddressed
Gale-force Winds
Gale-force winds have displaced around 4,000 people. Local authorities and an aid organization have said the city is bracing for…
Fossil Fuels
The 1.27 million barrels average crude oil production in June however means that for the first half of 2024, Nigeria…
Nature Conservation
London is one of the world's largest urban forests, containing an estimated 8.4 million trees in public and private spaces.…
Petroleum Products
The move will harness Africa’s abundant crude oil resources to produce refined products locally
Renewable Energy
The beneficiary local governments include Igabi, Kaduna South, Kaduna North, Chikun, Lere, Birnin-Gwari and Kajuru.
Climate Crisis
EU’s climate monitor said Monday, capping half a year of wild and destructive weather from floods to heatwaves.
Kaduna State Distributes N10 billion Fertilisers to Farmers, Upgrade Roads
The 12,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser worth over N10 billion to farmers at no cost is intended to boost food…
Nigeria Approves $8.5m to Restore Degraded Forests, the The Nation Reports
The Presidential Initiative is to restore degraded forests and other critical landscapes across the country
Climate Change: Extreme Heat, Floodings Across Continents
Climate change is suspect in the hottest days being experienced indicating that it’s clear climate change is causing problems
Hurricane Beryl
Damaging winds, life-threatening storm surge and dangerous flooding to Texas beginning late Sunday.
Hurricane Beryl
How Record-breaking Hurricane Beryl is a Sign of a Warming World By BBC News Hurricane Beryl has wreaked havoc in…
Food Security
An abridged version of nationwide survey by a team of Vanguard Newspapers detailing the food crisis in Nigeria and solutions…
Forestry
The Many Uses of Hemp; Biofuels, Paper and as Substitute for Wood in Construction One hectare of hemp produces 25%…
Fossil Fuels
Nigeria’s Oil Conglomerate Declare War On Impediments to Improved Oil Production According to him, a detailed analysis of assets revealed…
Weather
NiMet predicts 3-day Thunderstorms, Rains From Wednesday NiMet`s weather outlook released in Abuja predicted morning thunderstorms on Wednesday over parts…
Oceans
Earth’s Blue Oceans are Mysteriously Turning Green By Sibu Kumar Tripathi, India Today This colour change, while subtle to the…
Fossil Fuels
OPEC Foresees Hydrocarbon Demand Peak 2030 OPEC’s Secretary General, Haitham Al Ghais has predicted that the demand for hydrocarbons globally…
Food Crisis
Nigeria’s Food Crisis Seen Worsening as Costs Triple By Businessday Op-Ed Nigerians could face a perilous food crisis in the…
Microplastics
How Microplastics Get Into Our Body and Affect Our Health By Datuk Dr Nor Ashikin Mokhtar, The Star of India…
Inflation
‘Why Price of Garri keeps Rising’ – Donatus Imaghodor The Edo State Chairman of the Cassava Growers Association, in this…
Uranium Production
12 Largest Uranium Producing Countries in the World By Faheem Tahir, Business Monkey MethodologyBased on the latest values for each…
LPG Price Dive
Cooking Gas Dealers Crash Price to Lowest in 3 Months A survey by Legit.ng Pascal Oparadareveals that the price of…
Climate Change
Nigeria’s Kano State Begins 3 million Tree Planting The World Bank facilitated Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) aims to…
Award of Excellence
Renewable Energy Expert Exites Tinubu Nigeria’s president Bola Ahmed Tinubu has affirmed Nigeria’s commitment to lead Africa and the rest…
Renewable Energy
Africa50, IRENA to Commit $100 million to Accelerate Access to Renewable Energy Across Africa According to a statement released Tuesday…
Ground Water
How Quickly Does Groundwater Recharge? The Answer is Found Deep Underground By Andy Baker, UNSW Sydney, Margaret Shanafield, Flinders University,…
Agricultural Loans
Only 7% of Farming Communities Receive Agricultural Loans from Banks in Nigeria – NBS By Aghogho Udi, Nairamatics A recently…
Food Security
Nigeria’s Federal Government Defends Approval of GMO Maize The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has assured Nigerians of their safety…
Microplastics
Your-everyday Cleaning Product Found to Release Trillions of Microplastics Each Month Melamine foam sponges used to clean households worldwide release…
Housing
Nigeria to Commence Construction of Additional 2,000 Housing Units in 8 States The listed the states are Ebonyi, Abia, Akwa…
Plastics Waste
Nigeria’s Federal Government Bans Single-use Plastics Across Its Offices THE Federal Government on Tuesday, announced the ban in a statement…
Gas Flaring
Nigeria, US, Russia, 6 Others Flare 75% of Global Gas Volume into the Atmosphere The World Bank report shows an…
Gas Pipeline
Nigeria’s Oil Giant Promises It’s Flagship AKK Gas Pipeline Will Be Ready 1st Quarter 2025 The Group Chief managing director…
Climate Change
Is Earth Really Getting Too Hot For People to Survive? A Scientist Explains By PTI Many countries have seen extremely…
Climate Crisis
Deadly Heatwaves in US, Mexico Made More Likely by Climate Change Scientists say human-induced global warming is behind the recent…
Energy Transition
India Ranks 63rd On Energy Transition Index, Sweden Tops, Says World Economic Forum India has been ranked 63rd on a…
Microplastics
Microplastics Discovered in Human Penises for the First Time By Jack Guy, CNN Scientists have found microplastics in human penises…
Oil Assets
NUPRC Extends Pre-qualification, Sell On Additional 17 Deep Offshore Oil Assets In an update on the latest licencing round, the…
Stormy Weather
3-day Thunderstorms, Cloudiness Across Nigeria, NiMet Predicts NiMet’s weather outlook released on Monday in Abuja forecasts morning thunderstorms on Tuesday…
Deforestation
Nigeria’s Likely Inaction May Cause the Loss of 25% of its Forest Cover by 2060 “Land degradation, drought, and desertification…
Fossil Fuels
Global Oil Prices Jump 2% on Improving Demand Outlook By Michael Kern, Oil Price Rystad Energy on Monday projected that…
Shifting Tetonic Plate
Scientists Discover India is ‘Splitting’ in Two By Niamh Shackleton, UNILAD A study has suggested that the tectonic plate located…
Renewable Energy
Crafting a Better Energy Policy: The need for a Convergent Approach to Renewable Energy in Nigeria By Fahd Isa, energy…
Dangote Refinery
Oil Mafia, Worse Than Drug Cartels, International Banks Made Spirited Efforts to Derail Me Speaking at the Afreximbank Annual Meeting…
Collapsed Mines
Tolerate Illegal Mining, Lose License, Minister of Solid Minerals Warns The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Ministry of Solid…
Incessant Power Cuts
Nigeria’s Power Sector Gets Rangers to Protect Energy Investments Taking cue from the Ministry of Mines and Solid Minerals in…
Adulterated Palm Oil
Nigeria’s Consumer Commission Alerts, Palm Oil Now Mixed With Dye The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has told…
Food Security
Yellow Corn vs. White Corn: A Corn Farmer from Iowa Explains the Difference; Which one is sweeter? By Mary Jo…
Water Supply
World Bank Aids Kwara Govt Revitalize Ilorin Water Works The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that an international agency…
Refuse Dumps
Refuse Overwhelms Parts of Lagos Roads, Residents Decry Uncontrolled Dumps Lagos residents on Wednesday decried the heaps of refuse on…
Insecurity
Nigeria’s Sokoto State Moves to Stem Farmer-herder Clashes As Banditry Looms Large A 28-member committee led by the state Commissioner…
Rainfall
14 Nigerian States Expected to Experience Moderate to Heavy Downpour From Wednesday The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) says parts of…
Renewable Energy
Nigeria’s Kaduna State Moves Closer to Alternative Energy Kaduna State Monday joined Lagos and others from the Southern Nigeria who…
Unhealthy Foods
Five Silent killer-foods Nigerians Love That May Prove Detrimental to Health Nigerian cuisine is renowned for its rich flavors, vibrant…
Housing Development
Nigeria’s Housing Minister Seeks Constructional Amendment to Improve Housing Delivery Nigeria’s minister of Housing and Urban Development Architect Ahmed Musa…
Food Security
Fuel Subsidy Removal, Insecurity Pose Threat To Food Security, Nigerian Farmers Say
COP29
Climate Hosts Say They’ll Keep Expanding Fossil Fuels By Nick Perry, AFP The incoming president of the COP29 UN climate…
Lithium Mining
Nigeria Looks to Lithium as Its Oil Industry Struggles By Felicity Bradstock, Crudeoil.com As Nigeria’s oil reserves begin to dwindle…
Ecology
Nigeria’s National Assembly Supports Kebbi mitigate Climate Change By Kabir Dan Katsina, Gamzaki Deputy Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on…
Afforestation
Nigeria Govt Commited to 25million Trees Initiative Says President President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reiterated the commitment of his government…
Waste Disposal
Nigeria’s Capital Territory Plans Effective Waste Management The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, has restated…
Clean Energy
Africa Gets Only $40 billion of $2 trillion global clean energy investment in 2024 The figure is paltry in light…
Climate Change
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres Urges Countries To Meet Climate Targets By Stephanie Ebbs, Julia Jacobo and Daniel Peck, ABC…
Climate Change
Youth Groups Begin 1 Million Tree Planting In Kebbi State Some notable youth groups in Kebbi State have commenced a…
Afforestation
Nigeria Donates 1,000 Tree Seedlings to NIPR Green Park The Minister of State for Environment, Dr Iziaq Salako, made the…
Health: Cancer
The foods that cancer experts want you to stop eating According to experts who say chemicals added to meats, as…
Nigeria Govt Orders Illegal Miners to Vacate All Mining Sites in Zamfara Over Lead Poisoning Report
Lead Poisoning Report Prompt Nigeria’s Federal Government to Shut Mining Activities in Zamfara State The Minister of Solid Minerals Development,…