By Toheeb Babalola Funkẹ Alimi, 58, and her family were living at Yemẹtu – an infamous neighbourhood in Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria. A dirty river clogged with plastic bottles, used styrofoam, and human faeces encircled the community, causing stagnant water. Majority of the houses around the river lack toilets, and residents rely on it for both solid…
ABUJA – The Director General of NESREA, Dr Innocent Barikor says the Agency will ensure that the environment is given due consideration in the deployment of telecommunications infrastructure in the country and such installations must comply with extant environmental regulations. Dr Barikor made the revelation when he received two European companies in his office for…
CALABAR – The Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Cross River State Green Economic Commission, Hon. Oden Ewa, has called on the Federal Government and the National Council on Climate Change to expedite work on Nigeria’s carbon market policy framework. He noted that the absence of this critical policy has hindered the development of…
Germany achieved its national target for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in 2024, but failed to accomplish a stricter EU goal, a leading environmental think tank said on Tuesday. According to calculations by Agora Energiewende, Germany last year emitted a total of 656 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalents, a term used to compare…
Google has unveiled an engaging interactive Doodle game to mark December’s final Half Moon, which will be celebrated globally on Sunday, December 22. This lunar-themed game invites users to explore and learn about the moon’s phases while participating in a fun challenge. The game tasks players with matching phases of the moon to create pairs,…
Berlin, Germany – The German climate activist group Last Generation is changing its name but will continue its advocacy with a new focus, the group has announced. Co-founder and spokeswoman Carla Hinrichs told news magazine Spiegel that “something new, something big,” would evolve from the group. There would still be protests, highlighting the need for…
