Category: Environment
Nigeria Seeks Private Investment, Partnerships to Close Climate Adaptation Gap
The Federal Government has called for stronger partnerships and increased private-sector investment to close Nigeria’s climate adaptation gap, saying government alone cannot deliver the level of resilience required to protect communities, infrastructure and the economy from the growing impacts of climate change. The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, made the call in Abuja at the…
NCDMB Launches Emergency Preparedness Campaign, Warns Nigerians Against Panic During Disasters
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has commenced a nationwide Emergency Preparedness and Fire Prevention Awareness campaign to equip Nigerians with practical skills for responding to fire outbreaks, building collapses, workplace accidents and other emergencies. The initiative, according to the Board, is aimed at reducing avoidable deaths and losses by improving safety awareness…
Heritage Energy Yet to Contain Uzere Oil Well Blowout Five Weeks After Incident — HOMEF
The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has expressed concern over the continued discharge of crude oil and associated pollutants from a damaged oil well in Uzere Kingdom, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, more than five weeks after the incident occurred. The environmental organisation, in a field assessment report released on Monday,…
Ayetoro Monarch, Residents Seek Urgent Action as HOMEF Pushes Just Energy Transition
Residents of Ayetoro Community in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State have renewed calls for urgent government intervention to save the coastal settlement from environmental devastation, warning that the community is gradually disappearing due to the impact of oil exploration and rising ocean surges. The appeal was made during a Community Dialogue and Training…
HOMEF Urges Appeal Against Court Dismissal of Ekpetiama Oil Pollution Suit
The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has rejected the dismissal of a suit filed by the monarch of Ekpetiama Kingdom against Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) and other defendants over alleged decades of environmental pollution in Bayelsa State, urging the plaintiffs to pursue the matter to the Supreme Court. The Federal High…
Flood sweeps away 50-year-old man in Edo
A 50-year-old man identified as Mr. Augustine Ojo has lost his life after he was swept away by flood in the Uguewebo community, Umudiode area of Edo State. The flood was said to be caused by gully erosion resulting from the ongoing road construction in the area. The incident reportedly happened while the father of…
Heavy Downpour Ravages Edo Community, Destroys Homes, Claims Motorcycle Rider
Days of heavy rainfall have caused widespread destruction in Igarra, the headquarters of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, leaving several homes submerged and claiming the life of a motorcycle rider. The persistent downpour triggered severe flooding that reportedly inundated at least 20 houses in Igarra, with several other homes in neighbouring communities also…
Federal High Court Dismisses Suit Challenging Shell’s Divestment In Bayelsa Community
Justice Ayo Emmanuel of the Federal High Court, sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State has dismissed the suit brought before it by King Bubaraiye Dakolo, the traditional ruler of Ekpetiama in Yenagoa Local Government Area, seeking redress and remediation of alleged cumulative pollution of his domain for 40 years by oil giants, Shell Petroleum Development Company….
Edo State Government Seals Poultry, Piggery Farms over Environmental Law Violations
The Edo State Government says it has sealed four poultry farms and a piggery farm for violating the State Environmental Sanitation and Pollution Management Law. The State Commissioner for Environment and Sustainability, Nosa Adams, revealed this at the monthly ministerial press briefing on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Benin City. Adams, who described the sealing…
Edo Pays N800m Counterpart Funding For Erosion Control
The Edo State Government on Wednesday said it has paid N800 million as counterpart funding for a European Union-supported project aimed at tackling erosion and flooding in the state, particularly within Benin metropolis. The Commissioner for Environment and Sustainability, Barrister Nosa Adams, revealed this during the Ministry of Information and Strategy’s bi-monthly press briefing in…