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WEB5 days ago · The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has affirmed its commitment to end open defecation in Nigeria. Jane Bevan, Chief of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH),...
ECOWAS devises regional action plan to tackle plastic pollution
WEB7 hours ago · The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is stepping up efforts to combat plastic pollution across the region. A two-day workshop in Accra, Ghana, which concluded on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, focused on developing a regional action plan for plastics management and promoting a circular economy. The workshop brought together representatives from member states’ […]
Nigeria launches Long Term Low Emission Development Strategy …
WEBDec 1, 2023 · Mr. Richard Baron, Executive Director of the 2050 Pathways Platform, expressed his joy at having assisted Nigeria in the design of the LT-LEDS and the precursor document, the Long-Term Vision (LTV 2050) which was also developed by Natural Eco Capital for Nigeria and submitted to the UNFCCC …
Special envoy, Ngelale, emerges Nigeria’s climate change Focal Point
WEBJun 9, 2024 · The Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Change (SPEC), Chief Ajuri Ngelale, is the new Focal Point of the Federal Government of Nigeria’s engagement with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Conference of the Parties (COP) meetings, and other related international meetings on climate-related and green economic matters. This emerged as President Bola […]
Nigeria unveils climate change health policy
WEBJul 21, 2024 · The Federal Government of Nigeria and stakeholders in Abuja on Saturday, July 20, 2024, developed a policy document that would mitigate the impact of climate change on health care delivery in the country. Dr Chukwuma Anyaike, Director of Public Health, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, said this during a two-day National Stakeholders Validation Workshop, […]
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Cholera outbreak: Biosafety agency urges Nigerians to exercise …
WEBJun 14, 2024 · The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) is calling on the public to exercise caution over the recent cholera outbreak in some states across Nigeria. In a statement made available to EnviroNews on Friday, June 14, 2024, the Director General of NBMA, Dr Agnes Yemisi Asagbra, said Nigerians must exercise caution as the nation records 30 deaths, […]
Ending open defecation in Nigeria our priority – UNICEF
WEB6 days ago · The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has affirmed its commitment to end open defecation in Nigeria. Jane Bevan, Chief of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), UNICEF, stated this at a two-day media dialogue themed “Ending Open Defecation in Nigeria and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)” in Lagos. Bevan emphasised that collaboration from all sectors […]
Nigeria inaugurates national policy for sustainable forest …
WEBApr 8, 2022 · The Federal Government on Friday, April 8, 2022, inaugurated the National Forest Policy for sustainable forest management and promoting good forest governance to improve livelihood in the country. Chief Sharon Ikeazor, the Minister of State for Environment, while inaugurating the forest policy and commemoration of International Day of Forest in Abuja, said the policy would […]
EU reiterates commitment to Nigeria’s clean energy vision
WEBMar 15, 2022 · The European Union (EU) is committed to Nigeria actualising its clean energy and sustainable development vision under the Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP), an official has said. Ms Inga Stefanowicz, the Head of Section, Economic Cooperation and Energy at the EU Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, said this on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, in Abuja. […]