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LASG announces landmark ARV procurement initiative, clarifies HIV data

‌The Lagos State Government (LASG) has dismissed reports suggesting that the state recorded...

Ultra-processed foods designed to drive addictive eating behaviours, new study warns

A newly published study has suggested that many ultra-processed foods are intentionally formulated...

Association of Corporate Trustees Hosts Dialogue on Regulatory Reforms Impacting Trusteeship

Lagos, Nigeria — June 8, 2026. The Association of Corporate Trustees (ACT) concluded...

FITC ESG event to address African environmental impact

The Sustainability & Environment Society Governance (ESG) experts conference 3.0, set to be...
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Lagos ranked West Africa’s most climate-resilient city

Lagos State has secured the top position as the most climate-resilient city in West Africa following the outcome of the 2026 West Africa Climate...

Circular Economy: LASEPA trains waste pickers, youths on used cooking oil collection

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), in partnership with Ororo Waste Management, has launched a two-day capacity-building programme aimed at training waste pickers,...

Lagos ranked West Africa’s most climate-resilient city

Lagos State has secured the top position as the most climate-resilient city in West Africa following the outcome of the 2026 West Africa Climate Governance Index (WACGI) Assessment, The assessment evaluated climate governance across sub-national governments within the ECOWAS region. The assessment concluded that Lagos demonstrated the strongest and most measurable climate governance framework among sub-national administrations across West Africa. The ranking was based on an extensive evidence-driven study covering all 209 sub-national governments across the 15 member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). According to WACGI, the...

LASG initiates reward scheme for waste recycling programme

The Lagos State Government (LASG) has started a reward scheme as part of a waste recycling awareness initiative to promote circular economy as a...

How LAGESC nabbed transporters of banned styrofoam packs

… As Corp Marshal Reads Riot Act To Would-Be Defaulters As part of sustained efforts to mitigate environmental infractions in the State, operatives...

TotalEnergies targets net zero emission by 2050

TotalEnergies Nigeria has unveiled its strategies for achieving net zero carbon emission targets, as well as the sustainability initiative plans as part of efforts...

The consequences of mechanized sand mining on women in Lagos

By Esther Olubukola Adedeji For many decades, manual sand mining has been a traditional occupation of the Rabaka community in Lagos state, Nigeria. Skilled male...

Nigeria, Denmark set to monitor climate action framework

The Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action (SPEC), Ajuri Ngelale, has announced an agreement with his Danish counterpart, Tomas Anker Christensen, on a framework...

FGN secures $500m World Bank loan to improve electricity supply

The Federal Government of Nigeria, FGN's Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) says the World Bank has approved a $500m loan to boost electricity distribution...

Kenya floods cause postponement of fifth edition of FESTAC Africa

FESTAC Africa International, the organizers of the World Blacks and Africans Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC) has said it had to postpone the...

NNPC E&P, partner target 40,000bpd with OML 13 production

NNPC Exploration and Production Limited (NNPC E&P Ltd), NNPC Ltd’s flagship upstream subsidiary, and Natural Oilfield Services Ltd (NOSL), a subsidiary of Sterling Oil...

UN Secretary-General creates panel on critical energy transition minerals

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has appointed a new panel comprising state and non-state actors “to develop a set of global common and voluntary...