The Lagos State government has reinforced its commitment to advanced waste conversion by signing three separate Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with reputable companies. Addressing investors and delegates at the 11th Lagos International Climate Change Summit held at the Continental Hotel, Victoria Island, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, said the government is determined to move from a linear waste management system, “pick and dump,” to a more sustainable waste-to-wealth model. He said the new MoUs represent a major step in reducing the volume of waste that ends up in landfills. Wahab explained that one of the companies, HAK…
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As the COP30 opens, experts are seeking a climate diplomacy that reflects Africa’s realities and advances Nigeria’s interests, thereby securing finance, unlocking technology and building resilient futures for communities vulnerable to climate change. As the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) opens in Belém, Brazil today, Africa and particularly Nigeria, find themselves once again at the crossroads of climate ambition and harsh reality. Despite contributing less than four per cent of global greenhouse-gas emissions, the continent remains among the hardest hit by extreme weather events, deepening poverty and fragile ecosystems. Yet, amid mounting losses and slow international response, African nations are pushing…
The President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Mrs Margaret Oguntala, has emphasised the importance of collaboration in engineering education and innovation to bridge the gap between academia and industry. Oguntala made this known in a statement issued to journalists on Sunday in Lagos. She said the society had partnered with key stakeholders to launch the Nigerian Engineering Olympiad, officially scheduled for Nov. 20 in Abuja. She listed the partners to include the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, Renaissance Africa Energy Company Ltd., First Exploration & Petroleum Development Company (First E&P), and Enactus Projects Ltd./Gte. Oguntala said the…
Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi has donated N150 million to victims of the recent clashes between pastoralists and farmers in Arewa Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The governor announced the donation on Sunday during a sympathy visit to displaced persons who were taking refuge at the Arewa LGA Secretariat in Kangiwa. He noted that there was no justification for the conflict between pastoralists and farming communities in Arewa, who, he said, had lived together peacefully for over a century. “I am here to condole with the families of those who lost their lives in this unfortunate incident. However,…
Oriental Energy Resources Limited (OERL) and its partners on Saturday celebrated the sailaway of the EMEM Floating Production Storage and Offloading Vessel (FPSO) at Drydocks World Dubai Shipyard. The EMEM is the first FPSO fully funded and converted by a Nigerian indigenous company, representing a significant milestone for the nation’s oil and gas industry. OERL said in a statement that the EMEM FPSO has a processing capacity of 40,000 barrels of oil per day and will serve the Okwok field development offshore Nigeria. The facility will function as the crude oil production, storage, and export hub, complementing OERL’s existing operations…
The Federal Government (FG) has reiterated its commitment to improving the health and well-being of Nigerian youths through coordinated interventions on mental health, nutrition, and sexual and reproductive health. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Izaq Salako, gave the assurance on Saturday at the University of Ibadan Research Foundation (UIRF) 2025 Stakeholders’ Forum. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the forum, themed “Strengthening Resilience in Adolescents’ and Youths’ Development in Africa”, was held at the Trenchard Hall, University of Ibadan (UI), Ibadan. Salako described the youth population as Nigeria’s greatest asset but warned that…
The Kaduna State Contributory Health Management Authority (KADCHMA) on Saturday said it has so far enrolled no fewer than 114,000 vulnerable persons through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) and the Vulnerable Population Programme. The Director-General of the authority,.Hassan Abubakar, made the disclosure during a one-day Media Engagement Meeting on Saturday in Kaduna. He said the media engagement was to build a strong partnership with the media to enhance public awareness, increase coverage and promote the utilisation of health care services under the state contributory health scheme. Abubakar said, “The authority has made remarkable progress towards this vision. and…
Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River has described women as true backbone of national development, saying that Nigeria’s progress depends on active female participation in governance and community building. Otu, who made the remark at the 2025 annual retreat of the Nigeria Governors’ Spouses Forum (NGSF), led by Kwara State First Lady, Prof. Olufolake AbdulRazaq, in Calabar on Saturday, declared, ‘’no woman, no nation.’’ He commended the NGSF members for their role in national development and humanitarian initiatives, describing them as “selfless architects of compassion” whose impact transcended politics. He noted the significant strides his administration had so far made…
Global development finance priorities are shifting after a turbulent year, with donors under pressure to fund projects that demonstrate measurable social and economic value. According to Essam Yassin Mohammed, Director General of WorldFish, Africa’s aquaculture industry offers one of the clearest opportunities to deliver this balance — combining sustainability, profitability and community impact. ‘Aquaculture is the fastest-growing food sector on the continent,’ Mohammed said. ‘It holds the key to Africa’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and long-term growth.’ He noted that Africa’s ‘blue economy’ — encompassing fisheries, aquaculture and marine resources — could achieve results comparable to Asia’s aquaculture…
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has criticised the structural barriers that make it cost about 20 percent more for African countries to trade with each other than with other regions, describing the imbalance as ‘something wrong’. Speaking in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Okonjo-Iweala said the situation exposed deep inefficiencies in Africa’s trade systems. ‘It costs 20 percent more for us to trade with each other on the continent than with others externally. Something is wrong with that,’ she said. According to the WTO chief, Intra-African trade accounts for only 15 to 20 percent of the continent’s total…