Battling the Rising Tide: Floods, Invention, and the Race to Confront Climate Change in Nigeria
In the Mokwa area of Niger State, climate change has rolled in its devastating reality. More than 3,000 residents have been displaced by severe flooding, an event that state officials described as the worst in the region’s history. Once safe from…
“Communities Are the Backbone”: Olumide Coker Champions Grassroots Solutions to Nigeria’s Plastic Pollution Crisis
Olumide Coker, the Country Leader of Let’s Do It Nigeria, is leading the charge against plastic pollution through grassroots action, community mobilization, and collaboration with both local and international partners. In an exclusive interview, he laid…
Prince William to Champion Ocean Protection at Monaco Summit
Prince William will travel to Monaco this weekend to deliver a major speech urging global collaboration to protect the world’s oceans, as part of activities marking World Oceans Day. The Prince of Wales will address delegates at the Blue Economy and…
How Climate Change is Worsening Reproductive Health Risks for Women and Girls
New studies reveal growing threats of extreme weather to adolescent girls in Kenya and rising cancer risks among women in the Middle East and North Africa. Climate change isn’t just an environmental crisis, it’s an escalating public health emergency,…
Nigeria’s CNG Vehicle Initiative: Ambition Meets Reality
Nigeria’s Federal Government (FG) launched an ambitious plan to transition the country’s vehicle transportation industry from petrol to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), aiming to reduce fossil fuel dependence and lower transportation costs for millions.…
The Sargasso: A Floating Forest in a Sea Without Shores
A world wonder and an evolving mystery, this is. Far out in the North Atlantic, east of Florida and west of the Azores, lies a peculiar body of water unlike any other on Earth — the Sargasso Sea. It is the only sea in the world without a coastline,…
President Tinubu Environmental Plan and Mounting Ecological Threats
Nigeria is in the midst of an environmental reckoning. The country’s natural resources, vital for the livelihoods of millions, are under siege from a range of ecological threats; air and water pollution, deforestation, desertification, open defecation,…
Lagos Trains 500 Polytechnic Students in CNG Conversion as Nigeria Pushes for Cleaner Energy Future
As Nigeria intensifies its transition from petrol to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), the Lagos State Government has launched a one-month intensive training programme to equip 500 polytechnic students with hands-on skills in CNG vehicle conversion. The…
Lagos to Enforce Ban on Single-Use Plastics from July 2025
The Lagos State Government has announced it will begin full enforcement of a ban on single-use plastics (SUPs) starting July 1, 2025. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made the announcement on Monday via his official X…
Africa’s Climate Crisis: Rising Heat, Relentless Floods, and Growing Droughts Threaten Continent’s Future
Africa is facing an intensifying climate emergency, with extreme weather patterns wreaking havoc across its diverse landscapes, communities, and economies. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has sounded the alarm on how rising temperatures,…