Carbon emissions fell a record seven per cent in 2020 as countries imposed lockdowns and restrictions on movement during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Global Carbon Project said Friday in its annual assessment. The fall of an estimated 2.4 billion tonnes is considerably larger than previous annual record declines, such as 0.9 billion tonnes at the […]

The African Peoples Tribunal, APT, set up by Friends of the Earth Africa, FoEA, has indicted governments and multinationals in the exposure of African communities to adverse social, gender and environmental impacts of industrial agribusinesses.

By Charly Agwam – Bauchi Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, has commissioned the first environmental science laboratory in the state in order to anticipate and manage problems and protect the environment. The governor noted that the laboratory was designed to test a minimum of 15 parameters of each of the core environmental components. Commissioning the […]

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunny and hazy weather conditions from Friday to Sunday. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Thursday in Abuja predicted sunny and hazy conditions over the northern part of the country throughout the forecast period on Friday. According to it, the North central region is expected to be in sunny […]

Wealthy countries are falling short on a decade-old promise come due to ramp up climate finance for the developing world, according to a semi-official report released Friday. Even those numbers may be inflated, watchdog groups warned. The 2009 UN climate summit in Copenhagen mandated that poorer nations — historically blameless for global warming, but most […]

Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted hazy, sunny weather activities from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday predicted dust haze conditions over the northern region with a moderate visibility range of 2KM to 5KM throughout the forecast period on Monday. According to it, the North central region is expected […]

Air pollution killed 476,000 newborns in 2019, with the biggest hotspots in India and Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new global study which said that nearly two-thirds of the deaths came from noxious fumes from cooking fuels. More than 116,000 Indian infants died from air pollution in the first month of life, and the corresponding […]

The Board of Trustees and Governing Board of the Environmental Rights Development Foundation, ERDF, of Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, ERA/FoEN, has distanced itself from “a purported General Assembly called on October 7 by the recently-disengaged executive director of ERA/FoEN, Dr. Godwin Ojo, in Benin City” Edo State.

By Marie-Therese Nanlong – Jos To fight environmental degradation, curb erosion and prevent loss of agricultural land, Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has flagged off the “plants for peace” campaign which is aimed at preserving trees and green areas in the State. The campaign targeted at planting a minimum of 250,000 trees across the 17 […]

In the EU, 13 per cent of deaths are linked to pollution, said a new report published on Tuesday by the European Environment Agency (EEA), which stressed the current pandemic put environmental health factors in the spotlight. Europeans are constantly exposed to environmental risks like air pollution, noise and chemicals, and the Covid-19 pandemic provides […]