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…
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, has urged the citizenry to change their lifestyle in favour of nature conservation towards sustainable environment in the state. Ambode gave the advice on Saturday, October 20, 2018 during the 2018 Annual Walk for Nature organised by the state in conjunction with the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF)…
The Minister of State for Environment, Alhaji Ibrahim Jibril, said on Monday, October 22, 2018 that the Federal Government would continue to free the country from ozone-depleting substances. Jibril told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of the commemoration of the 2018 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer in…
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, has inaugurated the Nigerian Content Research and Development Council (NCRDC). The Council is expected to advise the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on matters relating to research, development and innovation strategy for the oil and gas industry. Inaugurating the council, Kachikwu commended NCDMB…
The counsel to the Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base (LADOL) and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Prof. Fidelis Odita, has stated that Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) built the fabrication and integration yard at the LADOL free zone as a contractor to Total and other owners of Oil Mining Lease (OML) 130, and not as an…
Oil prices rose on Monday as markets were expected to tighten once U.S. sanctions against Iran’s crude exports are implemented next month. Front-month Brent crude oil futures were at $79.99 a barrel at 0558 GMT, up 21 cents, or 0.3 per cent, above their last close. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at…
