Maritime activities are essential to the world’s economy, as about 90 per cent of the world’s cargo is carried by ships being the most cost-effective way of moving goods around the world. Nigeria enjoys a larger share in the movement of these cargoes, due to its location along the Gulf of Guinea, which is a…
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Tuesday reinstated the Federal Government’s commitment to resolve the gridlock witnessed on Apapa road, which he said “would soon be a thing of the past“. Amaechi said this while receiving members of the Governing Board, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) led by the Chairman, Hon. Mai Mala Buni in…
The U.S African Development Foundation (USADF) and All-on have partnered to develop, scale up and promote the use of renewable off-grid energy technologies to reach communities not served by existing power grids in Nigeria. Mr C.D Glin, the President/CEO of USADF told journalists in Lagos that the All On-USADF collaboration would co-finance innovative Nigerian off-grid…
The stability of the national electricity grid is being threatened as fibre optics on transmission towers are in use for telecommunication services by Phase3 Telecom rather than to monitor the national grid. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) cancelled a 15 year fibre optics network concession contract it had with Phase3 Telecoms and Alheri Engineering…
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) has called for the adoption of 3Rs, Reduce, Recycling and Re-use of wastes for proper management and healthy society. Dr Odunbaku Omoh, Human Settlements Officer and Programme Manager, African Urban Agenda made the call on Monday, October 22 in Abuja at the event to commemorate 2018 Urban October…
The Global Environmental Facility-Small Grant Programme (GEF-SGP) has supported Nigeria with $4.9 million grant to fund 141 environment-related projects in 27 states between 2009 and 2018. GEF-SGP National Coordinator, Mrs Ibironke Olubamise, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, October 21, 2018. Olubamise said that the…
The Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, appears to have fulfilled a promise he made to the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to account for spendings on water projects across the country. According to a statement made available to EnviroNews on Sunday, October 21, 2018, the minister has provided what looks like a detailed information on expenses…
On the heels of one of the deadliest summers of climate-related weather disasters affecting countries all over the world, an unprecedented gathering of global leaders has launched the new Global Commission on Adaptation to catalyse a global movement to bring scale and speed to climate adaptation solutions. The Global Commission on Adaptation is led by Ban Ki-moon, 8th…
Participants of a key meeting in Poland to prepare the UN Climate Change Conference in Katowice in December 2018 (COP24) highlighted the wealth of economic opportunities when acting on climate change, and the urgent need for a just transition towards a low carbon society that both protects the climate and jobs. speaking at the business…
Former Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Management Services, University of Ilorin, Prof. Albert Olayemi, on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 called for provision of alternative to charcoal fuel to discourage deforestation. Olayemi made the call at the sensitisation programme organised by the Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI) in conjunction with the Regional Centre of Expertise on Education…
