Category: News

  • Civil Society Leaders Admit Error, Endorse BPP Anti Corruption Drive

    Civil Society Leaders Admit Error, Endorse BPP Anti Corruption Drive

    No fewer than 17 Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, Tuesday, withdrew allegations and begged the Director General, DG, Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Dr Adebowale Adedokun. The CSOs had earlier leveled allegations of financial impropriety, abuse of office, and monetization of Certificates of No Objection against Adedokun, and the Chief of Staff, Mr. Olanrewaju Obasa, which…

  • HYPREP & WHO Launch Cancer Screening for Ogoni Residents

    HYPREP & WHO Launch Cancer Screening for Ogoni Residents

    SEO Riders: – Ogoni biometric cancer screening study launched – HYPREP partners WHO to assess pollution-linked health risks – 4,000 Ogoni people to participate in pollution health study The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), in collaboration with the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), has launched a three-year biometric screening study…

  • Nigerian Scientist Develops Bio-based Defences Against Pollution

    Nigerian Scientist Develops Bio-based Defences Against Pollution

    SEO Riders: – Cadmium toxicity research using yeast reveals detox pathways – Bridging molecular biology and environmental justice in Nigeria – Clean Earth Nexus mobilises communities for sustainable impact Sunday Olaniyan, a Nigerian PhD candidate at Baylor University, is leading research into how cells naturally defend against industrial toxins, particularly cadmium. Working at the intersection…

  • Lekki Estate Sealed Over Sewage Discharge

    Lekki Estate Sealed Over Sewage Discharge

    SEO Riders: – Lagos clamps down on illegal wastewater pumping – Public health risk from untreated sewage in Lekki – LSWMO takes action against environmental pollution The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO) sealed Myca 7 Court, Van Daniel Estate, Off Orchid Road, Lekki after it was found to be pumping sewage into public drains.…

  • Abuja Residents Want Monthly Sanitation Back

    Abuja Residents Want Monthly Sanitation Back

    SEO Riders: – FCT residents demand return of periodic sanitation exercise – Community clean-up seen as key to public health and environment – Abuja authorities urged to enforce sanitation days Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja are calling for the reintroduction of the monthly sanitation exercise to help maintain cleanliness, improve hygiene, and…

  • NESREA Seals 29 Facilities in Southwest for Pollution Violations

    NESREA Seals 29 Facilities in Southwest for Pollution Violations

    SEO Riders: – NESREA clamps down on recyclable, construction & industrial polluters – Toxic lead, illegal waste practices spark facility shutdowns – Enforcement of Nigeria’s battery & environmental regulations intensifies The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has shut down 29 facilities across Ogun, Ekiti, and Osun states for various environmental violations. Among…

  • Group Urges End to Gas Flaring in Ubeji, Delta

    Group Urges End to Gas Flaring in Ubeji, Delta

    SEO Riders: – Ubeji community demands stop to gas flaring – NGOs call on government and NNPC for environmental justice – Health and pollution concerns top local grievances A coalition of NGOs and media professionals—Social and Economic Justice Advocacy (SEJA), Web of Support Youth Development Program Nigeria, and Advisors Reports.Com—has appealed to President Bola Tinubu,…

  • What Nigeria Can Learn from Canada’s $32.5B Tobacco Payout for Health Funding

    What Nigeria Can Learn from Canada’s $32.5B Tobacco Payout for Health Funding

    SEO Riders: – Lessons from global tobacco settlements for funding Nigeria’s health – How Canada’s $32.5B payout shows a path for Nigeria vs Big Tobacco – Nigeria’s strategy: sin taxes, legal action, and civil society in health financing Nigeria is now earmarking sin taxes—charges on alcohol, tobacco, and sugary drinks—for health financing, aligning with pleas…

  • LASPPPA Launches Roadshow to Sensitise Lagos Residents on Planning Permits

    LASPPPA Launches Roadshow to Sensitise Lagos Residents on Planning Permits

    SEO Riders: – Lagos launches planning permit awareness campaign – How LASPPPA is educating residents on permit compliance – Importance of legal building approvals in Lagos urban development The Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA) kicked off a sensitisation roadshow on September 22, 2025, aimed at educating Lagos residents on the need to comply…

  • Lagos Engages Computer Village Traders on Relocation to Katangowa

    Lagos Engages Computer Village Traders on Relocation to Katangowa

    SEO Riders: – Lagos begins relocation plan for Computer Village traders – Katangowa gets boost: Lagos’ new ICT & Business Park vision – Why transparent process matters in market relocation plans On September 22, 2025, the Lagos State Government held a meeting with stakeholders of Computer Village in Ikeja to discuss their planned relocation to…