Author: sharma

SEO Riders – Lagos Leaders Urge Community-Led Recycling and “Adopt-a-Street” Initiatives – Integrating Informal Waste Pickers into Formal System Seen as Crucial – Cross-sector Collaboration Sparks Circular Economy Momentum Amidst growing waste concerns in Lagos, experts continue to stress that grassroots participation is vital for lasting impact. Initiatives like “Adopt-a-Street”, championed by LAWMA’s MD Dr.…

SEO Riders – Civil Society Demands Audit of ₦Billions Allocated but Unspent on Water Projects – Assembly Opens Door to Public-Public Partnerships After Rejecting PPP Plan – Transparency & Accountability Forefronted in Lagos Water Reform Debate In a critical response to a joint petition by six civil society organisations, the Lagos State House of Assembly…

SEO Riders – Abiy Ahmed Calls for “Climate Investment, Not Aid,” at Africa Climate Summit 2025 – Proposes Compact to Deliver 1,000 Homegrown Climate Solutions by 2030 – Emphasis on Africa-Led Innovation, Data Sovereignty & Shared Prosperity In his keynote at the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) in Addis Ababa (September 8–10, 2025), Prime Minister…

SEO Riders – Atmosfair’s Save80 Stove Cuts Firewood Use by Up to 80% – Clean Stove Design Improves Health, Cuts Smoke, and Preserves Enugu’s Fragile Soil – Federal Government and Women’s Groups Urged to Embrace Sustainable Cooking Tech In Enugu, the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) introduced the Save80 clean cookstove, developed by Atmosfair…

SEO Riders – 5% Fuel Levy Deferred, Requires Ministerial Order and Gazette Publication – Surcharge from 2007 FERMA Law, Not a New Tax—Recast for Clarity – Implementation Set for After Jan 2026; Extensive Sensitisation Ahead- Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, clarified on September 9, 2025, that the 5% fuel surcharge…

SEO Riders – IPMAN’s Strike Called Off Following Agreement with Dangote and NUPENG – Dangote Commits to Union Rights, MOU Enforces Two-Week Unionisation Timeline – Industrial Harmony Restored as Fuel Supply Resumes Across Nigeria The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Western Zone, has suspended its strike effective September 9, 2025, following a concerted…

SEO Riders – Indigenous Heritage Under Threat as FCT Sites Give Way to Development – CHRICED Demands Land Restitution, Fair Compensation, and Political Inclusion – MacArthur Foundation Urges Cultural Recognition Amid Nigeria’s 2027 Roadmap The Resource Centre for Human Rights & Civic Education (CHRICED) has sounded the alarm over the demolition and conversion of sacred…

SEO Riders – Environment Ministry Taps Agencies’ Boards to Lead Policy and Enforcement – Blessing or Burden? New Governing Boards Key to Tackling Urbanisation, Biodiversity Loss – Alignment with National Goals, NDCs, and SDGs Central to Nigeria’s Green Vision At the inauguration of governing boards for seven key environmental agencies, Nigeria’s Minister of Environment, Balarabe…

SEO Riders – Plastic Treaty Talks Fail After Sharp Split Between Production Caps and Waste Focus – High Ambition Coalition Clashes with Oil-Producing Bloc over Scope of Agreement – NGOs Decry Consensus Rule, Warn Treaty Collapse May Feed Plastic Crisis Negotiations to establish a legally binding global treaty on plastic pollution collapsed in Geneva on…