Sustainable Fuelwood Management (SFM) was launched in Nigeria in 2017. The project currently in the terminal year is being implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with support from the Federal Ministry of Environment, the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) and other stakeholders. Mercy Etunghena Ozeh, the founder of Merci Renewables was one of those who participated in the...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the upgrading of the Marhai Forest Reserve, in Wamba Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, into a national park. The conservator-general of National Park Services, Ibrahim Musa Goni, disclosed this when he paid a courtesy call on the Nasarawa State governor, Engr.Abdullahi Sule, today, April 26, 2021, at the Government House. According to him, the president...

The Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) has lauded the Gombe State governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, for providing the counterpart funding for the execution of the project in the state. The national project coordinator of NEWMAP, Dr. Salisu Dahiru, gave the commendation when he inspected the ongoing Gombe State University – Malam Inna gully erosion control project, saying the...

Prof. Eli Bala is the director-general of Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN). In this exclusive chat with NKECHI ISAAC, he highlights the potentials of the Nigeria Energy Calculator 2050 (NECAL 2050) and how it has helped in monitoring green house gas emissions in the country in a determined effort to reduce them as well as the negative impact of...

An agritech company, Afrimash Company Limited says it is making agriculture convenient for farmers with the deployment of Information Technology (IT) to increase food production.  The chief executive officer and co-founder of the company, Ahmed Ayoade Oyedotun told journalists the company had identified the major challenges farmers face in sourcing quality farm inputs and had committed to bridging these gaps through...

The acting director, department of climate change, Federal Ministry of Environment, Mrs. Halima Bawa-Bwari, has stressed the need for participatory process and national ownership in the overall success of the Green Job assessment programme. She stated this in Abuja today, April 26, 2021 at the validation workshop for 'Assessing social and employment impacts of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) policy' to...

The Senate committee on environment has lauded the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) for the effective regulation of modern biotechnology and its products in Nigeria. The lawmakers, led by the committee's chairman, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, gave the commendation during their oversight function at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja. The lawmakers commended the efforts of NBMA in securing the health of Nigerians...

The Federal Government has commissioned seven more projects in five geo-political zones of the country in its drive to promote digital economy and inclusion of citizens. Speaking at the virtual commissioning of the projects today (Friday, April 23, 2021), the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, said the projects being commissioned, the ninth in the series, were part...

The Presidency has at last responded to the ongoing campaign for the resignation or sack of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami.In a statement signed by its spokesman, Garba Shehu, the presidency said Pantami had done so well as a minister that he might have incurred the envy and wrath of the opposition and some...

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s construction industry are set to brainstorm and seek to proffer solution to the challenges facing the sector in the country. The meeting will be convened by the Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute (NBRRI) under the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology with the theme, 'Circular economy in the built environment for enhanced performance of the Nigerian...