UNILAG pioneers environmental sustainability innovation
“Though it has become a menace, plastic is what our society will still require at every point of social and economic development. Taking our campus for example, given its location beside the Lagos Lagoon, socio-economic activities herein have major impacts on the coastal environment.”
Climate Change: Banire raises alarm as Japan count cost of quake, tsunami
Lagos Commissioner for the Environment in Lagos State, Dr. Adeyemi Banire has raised alarm over the devastating effects of Climate Change on Nigeria.
Catholic church campaigns for safe environment
THE Catholic Church in Nigeria will on Sunday in Benin flagged-off the 2011 Lenten Campaign with the theme, “Sustaining Our Environment for Integral Human Development”.
Lagos acquires tree transplanting equipment
In its determination to sustain the greener Lagos initiative, an ongoing project of the Babatunde Fashola administration aimed at mitigating the effect of climate change, Lagos State Government has procured equipment to ensure healthy environment for economic growth and living.
Protecting environment with gnetum africanum
A Non Governmental Organization, Rural Infrastructure Services for Under-Served population, RISE-UP, has advocated the planting of Gnetum Africanum otherwise known as ‘Okazi’, ‘Afang’ or ‘Eru’ in our environment in order to protect.
HOS lists sustainability to ensure success of MDGs
Head of service, Prof Oladapo Afolabi, has identified positive development of the environment as the key to acheiving the 7th goal of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
…Woos investors in wastewater management
The Lagos State Government will tomorrow hold its first wastewater investment forum aimed at elevating the essential sector in structure, stature and sophistication. The one-day forum has “Wastewater Sectoral Policy, Unveiling the Investment Potentials’ as its theme
Living Africa Environment Summit holds in Abuja
Plans have been concluded for International Living Africa Environmental Summit slated for this week in Abuja. The two-day gathering of environment stakeholders across the country and outside Nigeria, has its theme as “Environmental Awareness, Healthy Living, Water Resources Longevity and Emerging Technology”
Ago residents carpet Fashola as early rain drops
RESIDENTS of Ago in Okota/Isolo local government have become apprehensive of their fate as the rains return earlier than expected, dashing hopes and prayers that Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola, will remember them in 2011 as the area will be worse hit in this new rainy season
Lagos challenge Schools on Climate Change
In its continued efforts to address the menace of climate change, the Lagos State Government through the Ministry of the Environment has tasked principals and teachers in Lagos schools to support the initiative of the Government in their respective schools.
ECOWAS tasks FG on Bio-safety
The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) recently, tasked the Federal Government to ensure bio-safety development in the region and as well embrace modern biotechnology.ECOWAS representative, Mr. Ernest Aubee stated this at the national consultative forum on draft West African Sub-regional bio-safety regulation held in Abuja, where urged the Federal Government to ensure that Nigeria as the giant of Africa set the pace in the area of bio safety
