Farmers laud Niger govt, Lapai Emirate for compensation

Farmers in Takalifiya community of Lapai local council in Niger State have expressed delight over the payment of compensation to farmers whose farmland was acquired by a firm, aimed at boosting the economic growth of the local government as well...

AfrioCAT To Boost Sustainable Land Management in Africa: AUDA-NEPAD Programme Officer for Climate Change

Addis Ababa, October 21, 2025 (ENA) - The launch of the AfrioCAT network in Addis Ababa is expected to assist the fight against land degradation and food insecurity in the continent, AUDA-NEPAD Programme Officer for Climate Change said. This was...

10 African Climate Change Projects Secure Major Funding

The National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa is pleased to announce the culmination of its funding call under the Belmont Forum Collaborative Research Action (CRA) initiative with 10 transdisciplinary research projects selected for...

Nigerian monarch takes on oil giant in search of environmental justice

Bubaraye Dakolo is suing Shell in a bid to force the oil giant to clean up and restore his kingdom's environmental health. Photo: OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP Source: AFP Growing up in southern Nigeria during the 1970s, Bubaraye Dakolo would easily...

FG launches Net-Zero project for climate resilience, biodiversity

The Federal government has launched the Net-Zero Nature-Positive (NZNP) initiative, an initiative aimed at promoting climate resilience, biodiversity conservation and inclusive development. Director of Forestry, Federal Ministry of Environment,...

UN: Nearly 900m poor people face direct climate threats

- Advertisement - NEARLY eight in ten people living in multidimensional poverty — about 887 million out of 1.1 billion globally — are directly exposed to climate hazards such as extreme heat, flooding, drought, or air pollution, according to a new...

From River Niger To Rural Homes: Kwara Pushes Residents Closer To SDG 6 With Water Projects

1 NICHOLAS UWERUNONYE Efforts by the Kwara State Government to restore potable water supply across the state have begun yielding visible results, as residents of Jebba in the north and Omu-Aran in the south celebrate the revival of long-abandoned...

Niger Delta: PESMDAA vows to complement efforts on environmental impacts

The Petroleum Environment And Solid Mineral Degradation Awareness Association (PESMDAA) Commissioner, Rivers state chapter, Dr. Prince Ogoh, weekend said the association was ready to compliment its efforts with professionalism, advocacy and...

Climate Change in Nigeria: A Looming Threat to Development and Survival -By Ibrahim B. Mshelia

Climate change is no longer a distant environmental threat—it is a present and escalating crisis, especially in developing countries like Nigeria. Located in the tropical region of West Africa, Nigeria faces a unique set of climate challenges due...

Climate Change And The Looming Humanitarian Crisis In West Africa -By Nkiru Okparuba Jude

The West African region, already burdened by insecurity, poverty, and weak infrastructure, is now facing an even more devastating threat—climate change. From the advancing Sahara desert in Niger and Mali to the rising sea levels along the Nigerian...

Waste-to-wealth can tackle gas flaring in Niger Delta – Experts

Environment experts, Engr Charles Deigh and Dr Caleb Joel Nwaogwugwu have suggested how gas flaring in the Niger Delta could be resolved. In separate statements on Sunday, the oil experts pointed out that gas flaring, which has been a major...

Integrating sustainability principles in Corporate Reporting: Gains and pains for professional accountants

For decades, Nigeria has suffered the consequences of neglecting its environment, both from government inaction and from industries whose operations have scarred the land, polluted the air, and contaminated the water. A glaring example is the...

Helping Niger Delta exporters identify opportunities for SMEs in AfCFTA regime

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) stormed Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, last week, with the Guided Trade Initiative (GTI) tool for the African Continental Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) era application. Realising that Nigeria is full...

French Nuclear Giant Ordered to Trial Over Niger Hostage Crisis

A French uranium mining company will stand trial for its alleged role in one of the most dramatic hostage crises of the Sahel’s terror era, 15 years after seven of its employees were kidnapped by Al-Qaeda militants in northern Niger. Nuclear...

A Climate On Edge: How Environmental Disasters Are Deepening Hardship In Nigeria And West Africa -By Nkiru Okparuba Jude

From the receding Lake Chad in the north to the flooded plains of the Niger Delta, Nigeria and much of West Africa are facing a worsening climate crisis that threatens livelihoods, security, and survival. What was once viewed as a distant...

Joint Universal Periodic Review (#UPR52) Submissions on Civil Society Space

CIVICUS makes UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) submissions on civil society space in Niger, Singapore, Paraguay and Sierra Leone. The United Nations Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review is a unique process that reviews the human...

Niger govt debunks claim of high taxation on petty traders

Niger State Government has debunked a report by an online media platform that the Niger State Environmental Protection Agency(NISEPA) imposed a tax of N100,800.00 on petty traders in all business premises, including markets across the 25 local...

Niger State Government Refutes Claims of N100,800 Tax on Petty Traders

The Niger State Government has dismissed a report by an online media platform alleging that the Niger State Environmental Protection Agency (NISEPA) imposed a N100,800 tax on petty traders across business premises and markets in the state’s 25...

13 Years After, NDDC Inaugurates Multi-Million Naira Delta Office With Assurance of Completing Legacy Projects in Niger Delta

Sylvester Idowu in Warri The multi-million-naira Delta State office of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was yesterday inaugurated with an assurance that all legacy projects in the region will be completed in line with President Bola...

Niger Govt denies increase in levy for petty traders

Politics NIGER State Environmental Protection Agency (NISEPA) has urged petty traders to disregard any increase in levy, saying the online report was false. Dr Abubakar Muhammad, General Manager of NISEPA, denied the allegation at a press...