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Three young Nigerians launch ChatPay waitlist to simplify banking transactions directly on WhatsApp

Three Nigerian entrepreneurs have unveiled the public waitlist for ChatPay, a conversational banking...

SPIN inducts 79 sustainability professionals to strengthen corporate governance in Nigeria

The Sustainability Professionals Institute of Nigeria (SPIN) has officially inducted 79 new members...

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...
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Ayrton Fund expands clean energy access to 46 million people

The United Kingdom-backed Ayrton Fund has expanded access to clean energy for 46 million people across emerging economies, while helping to mobilise more than...

Nigeria launches 10-year plan to restore forests and create jobs

The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched the Securing Nigeria’s Forest Future (SNFF) Country Package, a 10-year strategic framework designed to mobilise about $1...

Ayrton Fund expands clean energy access to 46 million people

The United Kingdom-backed Ayrton Fund has expanded access to clean energy for 46 million people across emerging economies, while helping to mobilise more than £3 billion in public and private finance and supporting over 256,000 green jobs. The figures underscore the growing importance of clean energy investment in generating employment, encouraging innovation and creating new opportunities for businesses across emerging markets. The development was announced ahead of the Ayrton-Oxford Academic Symposium at the University of Oxford, which brought together academics, industry representatives, government officials and innovators to strengthen collaboration around clean...

Why NESREA sealed chemical firm in Oyo

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has revealed that it sealed Bond Chemicals Industries Ltd in Oyo over violations of national environmental regulations...

Yobe Govt to distribute 5m seedlings for environmental restoration

The Yobe State Government recently announced its administration plans to distribute five million seedlings to establish shelterbelts aimed at reclaiming lands affected by desert...

FGN projects $5bn carbon credit earnings from GreenPlinth Cookstoves project

A project led by the Federal Government of Nigerian (FGN) being implemented by GreenPlinth Africa Limited is set to earn up to $5...

Ogun Government shuts down illegal mining in Ado-Odo to protect farmlands

The Ogun State Government has ordered the immediate cessation of the unauthorised mining activities in the communities by SAF Investment and Property Company Limited...

LASEPA trains youths on environmental sustainability, green skills

The Office of the Executive Assistant to the Governor on Environmental Protection, through the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), hosted a four-day training...

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...