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FG To Raise N300bn For Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and Reconstruction of other Major Roads

The Federal Government is gathering about N300bn from private investors for the construction and rehabilitation of three major roads in the country under the Public-Private Partnership model. The projects are the reconstruction of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, construction of the Second

Lagos to Begin Prosecution of Road Vandals

Mr. Gbenga Akintola, Executive Chairman, Lagos State Public Works Corporation, has announced that people who indulge in activities causing damage to roads in the state will soon be prosecuted. The chairman noted that the Corporation was working earnestly with task

Lagos to Launch Electronic-based Land Survey Verification Scheme

The Lagos State Government has announced plans to make procurement of property documents more efficient and eliminate fraudulent activities in the housing sector through the introduction of a computer-based land survey verification system. Acting Surveyor-General of the state, Joseph Agbenla,

Lagos Ranks in Top 10 Mega City Migration Destinations

Lagos has been ranked among the top 10 choice destinations for rural-urban migration in the world. According to data collected from social networking site, Facebook, which was published in the United Kingdom’s Daily Mail, Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, is one

AfDB Gathers Partners in Tunis to Advance Sustainable Energy for All in Africa

The African Development Bank as host of the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Africa Hub organized a two-day workshop in Tunis with representatives of partner institutions. The workshop was organized in collaboration with the Global Facilitation Team headed by

Africa: Schneider Electric Creates Technology for Producing Electricity, Drinking Water and Heat

Schneider Electric has developed a technology known as MiCROSOL to help provide electricity, hygiene drinking water and heat simultaneously for rural parts in Africa. Schneider, a market leader in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, inaugurated the

Partial Solar Eclipse to Occur in Nigeria

The Director-General of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Seidu Mohammed has disclosed that a partial solar eclipse will occur in different parts of the country on Sunday, November 3rd. He made this known to reporters, explaining what

Lagos to Generate Electricity from Refuse Dumps

Over the years, heaps of trash in Lagos constituted environmental threats. That may soon turn to be a blessing as the state plans to turn the heaps of rubbish around the metropolis into electricity which the city desperately lacks. Lagos

Human Influence on Climate Clear – IPCC Report

Human influence on the climate system is clear. This is evident in most regions of the globe, a new assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has stated. The report notes that, “It is extremely likely that human

Nigerian Climate Change Activists Plan ‘Walk to Mali’ Trek

Climate change activists in Nigeria are planning a 12-man walk from Abuja through Niger, Mali, the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and Benin to Lagos. Organisers say they intend to use the walk to raise awareness, on climate change effects involving

MTN Donates 25 Security Vans to Lagos

MTN Nigeria has donated 25 Hilux patrol vans to the Lagos State Government for security and to taper crime in the state. The Chief Executive of MTN, Micheal Ikpoki, presented the vans at the Government secretariat in Ikeja, Lagos.

PAVE Partners CTI-PFAN on Clean Energy Businesses in Nigeria

Climate Technology Initiative Private Financing Advisory Network (CTI PFAN) is set to commence operations in Nigeria, the Pan African Vision for the Environment (PAVE) has disclosed. PAVE defines PFAN as a multilateral, public-private partnership initiated by the CTI in cooperation

EU Donates €14.25 Million to Nigeria for Water and Sanitation

The European Union (EU) has donated €14.25 million to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene sector in Nigeria through UNICEF. Mr Kanan Nadar, the UNICEF Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Chief made this known in an interview withe the News Agency of

The Community-led Sanitation Revolution in Nigeria

Women and men, just in from the fields with hoes still in their hands, and barefoot children sit in the shade under a tree. Betty Torkwase Ikyaator asks them to make her a picture of their village in a layer

The new ‘Publish What You Pump Campaign’ targets oil industry transparency

A new campaign ‘Publish What You Pump’ launched in Port Harcourt this week by Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, ERA/FoEN, requests that oil companies reveal their exact oil and gas production. According to the group, “The initiative would

Senator Bukola Saraki Speaks On Nigeria’s Climate Change Adaptation

Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki CON, (Kwara Central, Nigeria), Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment & Ecology and Founding President of GLOBE Nigeria presented a case study on Nigeria’s Climate Change Adaptation legislation at the International Conference on Climate Change Adaptation, policy,

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