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LAPO MfB, IITA, Water.org, IFC, others collaborate to strengthen ESG commitments, deepen sustainability impact

LAPO Microfinance Bank Partners with IITA, Water.org, IFC, and Others to Strengthen ESG...

Ramadan 2024: Islamic philanthropy surges to record high as UN delivers warning

Islamic philanthropy raised a record $46 million for 2 million displaced people in...

Battling green skill shortage in the quest for a sustainable economy

Growth in demand for green skills is outpacing the increase in supply -...

Nigeria to get WHO-recommended new malaria vaccine by Mid-2024

The World Health Organisation has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention...
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2,500 families to benefit from UNESCO’s biodiversity business training

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, in collaboration with the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria and the National Park Service, has launched...

First Lady inaugurates national environment club, society for youths

First Lady of Nigeria, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu has inaugurated the Environment Club and the Environment Society, with a charge for young Nigerians to take the...

2,500 families to benefit from UNESCO’s biodiversity business training

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, in collaboration with the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria and the National Park Service, has launched a biodiversity business training programme in the Omo Biosphere Reserve, Ogun State. According to a statement published on PUNCH, the training aims to benefit 2,500 families from 10 communities within the Biosphere Reserve. The communities include Aba Kurudu, Oshoko, Owode, Abeku 1, Etemi, Apora, Akorede, Sojukorodo, Eseke, and Mokore. The statement revealed that the individuals would be empowered with skills to establish and operate biodiversity-based businesses, focusing...

2,500 families to benefit from UNESCO’s biodiversity business training

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, in collaboration with the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria and the National Park Service, has launched...

First Lady inaugurates national environment club, society for youths

First Lady of Nigeria, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu has inaugurated the Environment Club and the Environment Society, with a charge for young Nigerians to take the...

Nigerian nature-based carbon initiative, Gashaka Gumti selected to get UK support

The Carbon Accelerator Programme for the Environment (CAPE) has revealed that the Gashaka Gumti project has been selected, as one of four in its...

Oando Foundation supports Nigerian youth with Green Upskilling Programme

Oando Foundation has launched the Green Youth Upskilling Programme (GYUP) pilot, a workforce development initiative for young Nigerians in the renewable energy and waste...

Energy Communication Researcher, others headline Sahara Group’s sustainability discourse on Gas

Nigeria's energy communication researcher and Team Lead of Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf, Ph.D, has been enlisted to headline the Asharami Square 2.0, a Sahara...

FGN to plant 20 billion trees next year – VP

The Vice President (VP) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (FGN), Kashim Shettima has revealed that the Federal Government plans to plant 20 billion trees in...

International Breweries marks World Environment Day with plastic cleanup

In commemoration of the 2025 World Environment Day, International Breweries Plc (IBPLC), a proud part of AB InBev (the world’s largest brewer) and the...

2025 WED: FBRA deepens circular economy awareness with community engagements

The Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA) reaffirmed its commitment to environmental sustainability with a series of impactful activities to mark the 2025 World...

WED: Legislator commends passage of bill on endangered species

The Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Environment, Hon. Terseer Ugbor has commended the passage of Nigeria Endangered Species Conservation and...