Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, has highlighted what developing countries need to give full commitment to the realization of the global climate sustainability agenda. President Tinubu, who spoke on Tuesday, January 13, at the ongoing Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), holding in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said Nigeria aligns with the global community, …
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast a mix of haze, sunshine and thunderstorms across Nigeria from Wednesday to Friday. In its three-day weather outlook released on Tuesday in Abuja, NiMet said the northern region will experience mostly sunny and hazy conditions throughout the period. By Friday, dust haze is expected to worsen, especially during …
A group of environmental rights organisations focused on advancing climate justice have raised concerns over a recent call by Nigeria's Vice President Kashim Shettima for new finance mechanisms to harness the nature economic value. In a joint statement on Tuesday, November 11, the non-governmental organisations (NGOs) described the move as an attempt to commodify the …
The absence of the U.S. highlights divisions COP30, the 30th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, opened on Monday in the Brazilian Amazon, Belém, with host leaders invoking indigenous concepts of collective action to push for urgent progress, even as the absence of senior U.S. …
A heavy downpour on Thursday left parts of Abuja, particularly Guzape, Jabi, and Asokoro, waterlogged, raising fears of flooding as the rainy season peaks in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The rain lasted several hours and quickly overwhelmed narrow drainage channels, turning major roads into streams. In Jabi, commuters abandoned vehicles after floodwaters reached knee …
The Federal Government has commissioned a modern Vehicular Emission Testing Centre in Maraba, Nasarawa State, to curb air pollution and protect public health. The centre emerged through a partnership between the Federal Ministry of Environment, the Nasarawa State Government, and Bhustan Energy and Environmental Services Limited. It aims to monitor and regulate harmful emissions from …
By Esther Ososanya The Osun State Government has demolished 30 buildings erected on waterways as part of measures to avert flooding in the state. Commissioner for Environment and Sanitation, Mayowa Adejoorin, confirmed the exercise on Sunday, saying the targeted structures were in swampy areas and along riverbanks flagged by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) as …
As World Environment Day draws global focus to the theme “Beat Plastic Pollution”, Nigerian environmentalists say action must replace promises in the fight against plastic waste. Nigeria generates over 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste annually, with 870,000 tonnes coming from Lagos alone, leaving the country’s cities, rivers, and drainage systems increasingly choked by single-use …
By Ubong Usoro A group of Nigerian lawyers under the public interest firm Law Capitol has called on the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, to urgently address the growing number of abandoned housing estates in Abuja, including the long-vacant BUA Estate in Kado District. In a detailed petition sent to both the FCT Minister …
By Ubong Usoro In the wake of growing calls for the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to convert abandoned estates into mass housing, development expert Prof. Timothy Nubi has warned against simplistic or forceful approaches to property management in Nigeria’s capitalist economy. In an exclusive interview with Pinnacle Daily, Prof. Nubi, a renowned professor of …
