Lagos Court Sentences 21 Environmental Offenders To 44 Months Community Service

The Lagos State Task Force has confirmed the conviction of 21 individuals arrested for offences including street trading, illegal bus stop operations, unauthorised ticketing, and obstruction of public roads. According to the agency, the offenders...

'I've seen what Boko Haram's violence is doing, the world must declare it genocide'

The killing of thousands of Christians in an extreme Islamist insurgency in Africa must be declared a genocide, a bishop has said. John Bakeni is the Auxiliary Bishop of Maiduguri Diocese in Borno State, a heartland for Boko Haram terrorists in...

Transforming Nigeria’s Farms: A Climate-Smart Revolution for Climate, Health, Nature, and the Economy

In the sprawling fields of Nigeria, where the earth has long whispered promises of sustenance to millions, the rhythm of seasons has turned chaotic. For farmers like Hauwa Abdullahi in Kwalkwalawa, Sokoto State, and Ibrahim Musa in Mokwa, Niger...

Floods Ravage Homes, Droughts Decimate Crops in Nigeria’s 2025 Climate Crisis

In Nigeria, the land pulses with resilience, but 2025 has tested its limits. Across the nation, climate change delivers a brutal one-two punch: floods that obliterate homes and livelihoods in the central regions, and droughts that choke crops and...

Making Nigeria’s voice heard in IFRS S1 & S2 sustainability standards, By Innocent Okwuosa

Nigeria was the first country to adopt the IFRS S1 & S2 Sustainability Standards in Africa and among the first globally, through the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) of Nigeria. One major issue with the adoption of international standards like...

Roundup: Brazil’s groundbreaking sustainable taxonomy, a ‘strategic opportunity’

Brazil launches a comprehensive sustainable taxonomy linking social and environmental goals, as the Net-Zero Banking Alliance votes to cease operations immediately, and the European Parliament is divided over transition plan requirements. Brazil...

From Setback to Sustainability: Initiative empowers Nigerian NGOs affected by USAID funding cuts

The development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC) has taken a bold step to fortify Nigeria’s civil society landscape and guarantee the sustainability of local development actors by launching the NGO Support Initiative, a mentorship-driven...

World Food Day: Lagos Intensifies Drive For Resilient, Sustainable Food System

1 Lagos State government has restated its commitment to consistently building sustainable platforms that will promote a resilient food system. The declaration comes as part of preparations for the 2025 World Food Day which will be marked globally...

Making Nigeria’s voice heard in IFRS S1 & S2 sustainability standards

Nigeria was the first country to adopt the IFRS S1 & S2 Sustainability Standards in Africa and among the first globally, through the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) of Nigeria. One major issue with the adoption of international standards like...

Niger State signs multi-billion dollar agricultural MoU with Republic of Benin 

The Niger State Government has entered into a multi-billion-dollar Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Benin to boost cotton, maize, and soybean production. The agreement was signed in Cotonou by Governor Umaru Bago, alongside...

Lithium Must Not Go the Oil Way, By Umar Abdulsalam

Just over five years ago, Nigeria reported the discovery of vast lithium, with confirmed deposits across 10 states of Cross River, Ekiti, Kaduna, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Plateau and Zamfara, with a total estimated value, worth over...

Niger State Signs MOU with Benin Republic to Boost Cotton, Maize, Soybean Production

Niger State, Nigeria, has signed a landmark multi-billion-dollar Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Benin to revolutionize agricultural production, focusing on cotton, maize, and soybeans. The agreement, formalized in Cotonou...

Niger Delta communities to harness PIA for sustainable development

Oil-producing communities in the Niger Delta region are poised to tap the benefits of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) to ensure rapid and sustainable development of the region. Stakeholders from the region spoke in Ekpan, Uvwie council area of...

Mauritania, Niger sign major solar financing deals

Mauritania has signed its first independent power producer contract, covering a 60 MW solar-wind hybrid project. Niger has entered into a financing agreement with the African Development Bank that plans to develop 240 MW of solar power by the end...

Chad expels UK royal-linked wildlife charity, citing failures in conservation and investment

Chad’s Environment Minister, Hassan Bakhit Djamous, announced the termination of African Parks Network’s (APN) operations, citing “a resurgence of poaching, lack of investment in infrastructure and anti-poaching efforts,” and “recurring...

Niger Infrastructure Devt: Work Resumes At Project Sites

Laleye Dipo in Minna Following the reduction in the intensity and volume of rainfall and resumption of experts from their annual vacations work has resumed at the sites of most of the ongoing development projects across the state . The Permanent...

From Arms To Algorithms: How Otuaro's Stewardship Is Scripting A New Future For The Niger Delta - Afekhai John

While the national conversation often overlooks the Niger Delta, a strategic and impactful chapter of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda, is being authored under Dr. Otuaro's leadership, moving the region from a paradigm of...

Niger breastfeeding drops from 42% to 35.5%, says UNICEF

Niger State Government has decried the decline of early breast feeding Initiated (EIB) in the last five years to 35.5 percent, adding that exclusive breastfeeding has remained on the same spot. The state Nutrition Officer, Hajiya Asmau Abubakar,...

FAAC Distributes Record N2.103 Trillion to Nigeria's Three Tiers of Government in September 2025 Allocation

Abuja, October 18, 2025 – In a significant boost to Nigeria's fiscal federalism, the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has disbursed a whopping N2.103 trillion to the federal, state, and local governments for the month of September...

NDDC, TotalEnergies, Others Partner with TEDxPortHarcourt to Drive Climate Action in Niger Delta

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), TotalEnergies, Renaissance Africa Energy, technexus, Border Community Development Agency, and some volunteers have joined to sponsor TEDxPortHarcourt to push for climate change awareness in the Niger...