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Plastic Pollution: NNPC Announces New Environmental Policy

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced a new environment policy to enhance its waste management practice and reduce pollution across its areas of operation. The Corporation disclosed this in a statement signed by its spokesman Mr Ndu Ughamadu, in Abuja, on Tuesday. It said  the Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr. Maikanti…

ERA/FoEN Asks UNN To Refuse PMI Foundation Funds

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has written to the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), asking it to have nothing to do with the Foundation for A Smoke-Free World created by multi-national tobacco company Philip Morris International (PMI) that is currently actively seeking partners around the world. ERA/FoEN in the letter dated…

LAF ’18: Architects Strategic To Lagos Regeneration, Say Experts

Worry Over Looming Population Crisis In State By 'Dotun Akintomide For Lagos to live up to its billings as a 21 century smart city with an unimpeded ease of life, architectural professionals must adopt pluralism of styles to continue to regenerate daily, the city's infrastructures, landscape and historical identities in tune with the reality of…

LAF 9.0: Architects To Proffer Solutions For Shrinking Lagos Environment

By 'Dotun Akintomide To address the challenges that come with Lagos burgeoning population and its shrinking environmental space, this year’s Lagos Architects' Forum (LAF 9.0) will proffer solutions targeted at enhancing a sustainable environment with new building technology. According to the Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA), Lagos Chapter, Arc. Fitzgerald Umah, urgent actions need…

Privatisation Not Solution To National Emergency In Water Sector, Says ERA/FoEN

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has commended the federal government for declaring a state of emergency in the water sector, but disagreed with the government position that private sector participation will reverse the sectors’ woes. Minister for Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu had announced last week that the declaration of emergency in…

Opinion: Visionscape’s Albatross – The Dirty Lagos

By Dotun Hassan (Esq) In Lagos State today one cannot phantom how much hips of stench of smelly cabbages, toxified with dirty atmosphere that stears one in the face everwhere you turned to, and this recalcitrants audacity has recently taken over and ravaged the entire Landscape by Visionscape. It is highly disheartening and embarrassing to…

Emergency: LASEMA Gets Additional Rescue Equipment (SEE PHOTOS)

By 'Dotun Akintomide The fleet of rescue and emergency equipment of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA on Thursday received a boost with the procurement of additional Power Bikes, Rescue Ram, Cutters, Combi Tools, Concrete Cutters among others to aid quick emergency interventions. Speaking at the unveiling of the new equipment which include; light…

Lagos To Establish 4 Emergency Units, Fire Station

...Engages Stakeholders On Review Of Emergency Response Plan, ERP The Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations, Mr. Seye Oladejo has said that Governor Ambode has approved the establishment of four additional LASEMA Response Units, LRU in four different Divisions across the State, just as he disclosed that a new fire station will also be…

Fulani Herdsmen: Ebonyi Rejects Cattle Colonies

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has rejected plans by the federal government to establish cattle colony in the state. He however initiated measures to abate the intermittent clashes between farmers in the state and Fulani herdsmen. The federal government recently proposed the establishment of grazing colonies in the states following the recent killings of…

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Plastic Pollution: NNPC Announces New Environmental Policy

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced a new environment policy to enhance its waste management practice and reduce pollution across its areas of operation. The Corporation disclosed this in a statement signed by its spokesman Mr Ndu Ughamadu, in Abuja, on Tuesday. It said  the Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr. Maikanti…

ERA/FoEN Asks UNN To Refuse PMI Foundation Funds

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has written to the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), asking it to have nothing to do with the Foundation for A Smoke-Free World created by multi-national tobacco company Philip Morris International (PMI) that is currently actively seeking partners around the world. ERA/FoEN in the letter dated…

LAF ’18: Architects Strategic To Lagos Regeneration, Say Experts

Worry Over Looming Population Crisis In State By 'Dotun Akintomide For Lagos to live up to its billings as a 21 century smart city with an unimpeded ease of life, architectural professionals must adopt pluralism of styles to continue to regenerate daily, the city's infrastructures, landscape and historical identities in tune with the reality of…

LAF 9.0: Architects To Proffer Solutions For Shrinking Lagos Environment

By 'Dotun Akintomide To address the challenges that come with Lagos burgeoning population and its shrinking environmental space, this year’s Lagos Architects' Forum (LAF 9.0) will proffer solutions targeted at enhancing a sustainable environment with new building technology. According to the Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA), Lagos Chapter, Arc. Fitzgerald Umah, urgent actions need…

Privatisation Not Solution To National Emergency In Water Sector, Says ERA/FoEN

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has commended the federal government for declaring a state of emergency in the water sector, but disagreed with the government position that private sector participation will reverse the sectors’ woes. Minister for Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu had announced last week that the declaration of emergency in…

Opinion: Visionscape’s Albatross – The Dirty Lagos

By Dotun Hassan (Esq) In Lagos State today one cannot phantom how much hips of stench of smelly cabbages, toxified with dirty atmosphere that stears one in the face everwhere you turned to, and this recalcitrants audacity has recently taken over and ravaged the entire Landscape by Visionscape. It is highly disheartening and embarrassing to…

Emergency: LASEMA Gets Additional Rescue Equipment (SEE PHOTOS)

By 'Dotun Akintomide The fleet of rescue and emergency equipment of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA on Thursday received a boost with the procurement of additional Power Bikes, Rescue Ram, Cutters, Combi Tools, Concrete Cutters among others to aid quick emergency interventions. Speaking at the unveiling of the new equipment which include; light…

Lagos To Establish 4 Emergency Units, Fire Station

...Engages Stakeholders On Review Of Emergency Response Plan, ERP The Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations, Mr. Seye Oladejo has said that Governor Ambode has approved the establishment of four additional LASEMA Response Units, LRU in four different Divisions across the State, just as he disclosed that a new fire station will also be…

Fulani Herdsmen: Ebonyi Rejects Cattle Colonies

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has rejected plans by the federal government to establish cattle colony in the state. He however initiated measures to abate the intermittent clashes between farmers in the state and Fulani herdsmen. The federal government recently proposed the establishment of grazing colonies in the states following the recent killings of…

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