Category: News

SEO Riders – Fuel Retailers Join Union Protest Against Dangote’s CNG Truck Deployment – Strike Forewarning Set Amid Warnings of Job Losses, Monopolistic Risks – Government Urged to Intervene to Avert Nationwide Fuel Disruption The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has announced a three-day suspension of fuel lifting and dispensing—set to…

SEO Riders – EIA & Drainage Clearance Now Required Before Land Reclamation – Compliance Aims to Preempt Flood Risks and Ecosystem Damage – Government Emphasizes That Prevention Costs Less Than Cleanup The Lagos State Government has firmly declared that no development project—public or private—may proceed without a valid Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report and, where…

SEO Riders – Women in Oil & Gas Lead Climate Messaging Drive Ahead of WDD 2025 – Summit to Unite Over 3,000 Stakeholders in Nigeria’s Climate Transition – Media, Faith Leaders, and Youth Urged to Amplify Climate Awareness In the lead-up to World Decarbonisation Day (WDD) 2025 on September 3–4 in Abuja, Women in Oil…

SEO Riders – From “Collect & Dump” to Circular Systems: Lagos Embarks on Waste Transformation – Lagos Converts Organic Waste to Compost, Plastics to Reusable Bins – Campaigns, Enforcement & Whistleblower Policy Elevate Sustainability Push During a live appearance on TVC’s Your View, Lagos State’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, reaffirmed…

SEO Riders – Adaptation Finance Strategy Validation Highlights Investment Returns – National Adaptation Plan Drafting Aims for Timely COP28 Submission – Minister Emphasizes Cost of Inaction and Blueprint for Climate Resilience At a high-level Validation Workshop held in Abuja, the Federal Ministry of Environment reaffirmed its commitment to extracting economic value from its National Adaptation…

SEO Riders – Traditional Weather Wisdom Enhances Early Warnings for Farmers – Sacred Groves, Agroforestry and Community Practices Support Biodiversity – Calls Grow for Documentation and Policymaking to Safeguard Local Wisdom Experts emphasize that Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) offer time-tested, context-specific climate solutions deeply rooted in community observation and experience. For instance, farmers in Osun…

Daily Forecast: – Thursday, September 4: Low: 68°F (20°C), High: 77°F (25°C), Description: Becoming rainy with plenty of clouds – Friday, September 5: Low: 67°F (20°C), High: 79°F (26°C), Description: Periods of rain – Saturday, September 6: Low: 69°F (20°C), High: 83°F (28°C), Description: Low clouds breaking for some sun – Sunday, September 7: Low:…

SEO Riders – New PSC on Offshore Blocks OPL 2000 and OPL 2001 Spans 2,000 km² – TotalEnergies (80%) and Sapetro (20%) to Unlock Deepwater Reserves – Deal Features Bonuses, ESG Safeguards, Community and Gas Commitments On September 1, 2025, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) officially signed a Production-Sharing Contract (PSC) with TotalEnergies…

SEO Riders – African Institutions and Youth Urged to Forge Stronger Climate Capacity – From Ideas to Implementation: Linking Climate Finance with Local Empowerment At the recent Africa Climate Week and Summit, stakeholders across the continent sounded a clarion call for Africa to unite in building institutional capacity and collective climate resilience. Emphasizing that capacity-building…

SEO Riders – Green Taxes Risk Undermining Equality Without Fair Design – Redistribution and Participation Essential for Just Environmental Action – Bridging Climate Goals with Poverty Reduction Builds Resilience Environmental policies, such as carbon taxes or pollution levies, help internalize ecological damage by making polluters pay—but they often disproportionately affect low-income households. Because poorer families…