Waste Management: Oyo terminates PSPs’ appointment, sets June 10 deadline for renewal

Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Abiodun Oni with microphone; flanked by the CEO, Mottainai, Mr. Ade Adewuyi,left; PS of the ministry, Mrs. Dupe Adeleye,2nd-left; and others  Embarks on State-wide environmental enforcement Seals filling station Oyo State Government has terminated the appointment of Waste Collectors, setting 10th of June 2022 as deadline for the re-application of renewal […]

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#COP26: Glasgow pact and Nigeria’s plans toward climate change

At the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP26, which held in Glasgow, the United Kingdom from October 31 to November 13, the Nigerian delegation led by President Muhammadu Buhari joined other policymakers, world leaders and delegates around the world, to re-emphasise commitment to reducing emissions, among others. Alao Abiodun chronicles Nigeria’s activities […]

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Women lead campaign on sustainable Green Beauty

In a bid to increase awareness and ensure that more women embrace beauty products sourced from natural ingredients, The Botanical, Organic and Natural Africa (BONA) is set to hold its maiden expo aimed at reestablishing natural ingredients in Africa, which forms part of the nation’s tangible heritage. The expo, which will actively engage and immerse […]

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COP26: Earth is burning, people are talking

Climate-change By Olamide Francis Climate change has become a global challenge with far-reaching catastrophic consequences. Not just in sub-Saharan Africa and countries in South Asia or the Antarctic, but in cities in America like New York, in Germany and in London, where 2021 summer was marred by flash flooding and various consequences of heatwaves. It […]

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Rivers’ dead fishes: Bonny LG inaugurates fact-finding committee

Banji Ayoola Chairman of Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State, Mr David Irimagha has inaugurated a fact-finding committee to unravel the cause of recent death of fishes in large numbers on the shores and waterways of the area. The committee is to probe the immediate and remote causes of the incidence; proffer a realistic […]

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Don’t eat, sell dead, floating fishes, Rivers cautions communities

investigates cause of fishes’ massive death By Banji Ayoola Rivers State Government has cautioned fishing communities against harvesting, eating or selling dead fishes found floating along Bonny and Andoni shores in the state. Simultaneously, government promised to carry out full scale investigation to unravel the actual cause of the sudden death, in large numbers, of […]

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Environmental cleanliness only solution to recurring Ala River, Akure overflow – Expert

The only solution to the worrisome recurring overflow of Ala River in Akure, the Ondo State capital, is imbibing a disciplined culture of environmental cleanliness by residents who live along or near the banks of the River. For many years, the annual overflow has caused untold suffering to the people of Akure, sweeping away many […]

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