Climate/Environment
Lagos State Governor Visits Marina Fire Site, Pledges Continued Collaboration with NEMA and Stakeholders
Pan Afric Reporters The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and other emergency response stakeholders have continued coordinated operations at the site of the fire disaster involving the Great Nigeria Insurance House building at Marina, Lagos Island. The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, today paid an official visit to the incident site and reaffirmed…
NEMA Director of Search and Rescue Leads Multi-Agency Rapid Site Assessment at Great Niger House Fire Scene
By Onwe Wisdom| Pan Afric Reporters The Director of Search and Rescue of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Air Commodore Usman Bature, today led responders from various stakeholder agencies in a rapid site assessment of the Great Niger House building at Marina, Lagos Island, which was recently gutted by fire. Rescue operations at the…
Group Raises Alarm Over Abuse, Illegal EEDC Exploitaion, Environmental Degradation, Others
By Alex Odeh The Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Centre (HRCRC) Abakaliki, in collaboration with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Ebonyi Office and the Ebonyi State Civil Society Network, has raised strong concerns over worsening patterns of human rights abuses across the state. The organisations spoke during a joint press conference held…
FG HAS NOT BANNED OPEN GRAZING — LIVESTOCK MINISTER
By Onwe Wisdom| Pan Afric Reporters The Federal Government has debunked reports circulating in some media outlets claiming that open grazing has been banned nationwide. The Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, according to a media report e-signed by the ministry’s Head of Information and Public Relations, Oghenekevwe Uchechukwu clarified on Tuesday 25th…
Salamatu-WOFAN on Carbon Financing: Turning Adversity into Prosperity
By Prof. M.K. Othman This is a follow-up to my article published on August 20th, 2025, with a slightly different title, “Salamatu-WOFAN on Climate Change: Turning Adversity into Prosperity,” featured in this column. WOFAN, under the ICON 2 project funded by the Mastercard Foundation, organized a high-level training workshop for selected key stakeholders at…
FG Submits ESIA Draft Report to Ado LGA, Opens 21-Day Public Review for Trans-Saharan Highway Project
By Onwe Wisdom Pan Afric Reporters The Federal Ministry of Environment has officially delivered the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Draft Report for the proposed 156-kilometre Benue–Kogi section of the Trans-Saharan Highway to Ado Local Government, calling for public scrutiny and contributions in line with national environmental laws. The move, according to the…
Salamatu-WOFAN on Climate Change: Turning Adversity into Prosperity
By Prof. M. K. Othman The reality of climate change and its consequences in Nigeria are indisputable, and the only option for the country is to have a sustainable mitigation strategy in place. Climate change has threatened Nigeria’s development trajectory, environmental stability, and human security. The impacts are multifaceted, affecting every sector from agriculture to…
Nigeria’s Perennial Flood: Occurrence of Preventable Disasters II
By Prof M. K. Othman The question I asked in the last line of this piece last week was, “What are the causes of floods, and how have we failed to prevent their occurrence in recent years?” The leading causes of floods in Nigeria are well known. These include inadequate drainage systems, silted dams…
THE BURDEN OF THE PREJUDICE AGAINST RIVERS STATE.
● According to Maya Angelou, “Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible.” ● I can still remember vividly when President Tinubu had a political disagreement with the then Lagos State Governor & his political son, Akinwunmi Ambode in 2017. As a lover of Lagos State…
Hon Prince Ede Launches Solar Street Lights in Akpoge-Ogbilolo Ward
The Honourable Councillor representing Akpoge-Ogbilolo Ward of Ado Local Government Area, Hon Prince Francis Edeh officially launched a solar street lighting project in Akpoge-Ogbilolo Ward. The event which held at the Efoha Playing Ground, Agila attracted the traditional rulers, the Christian Community as well as councilors and other dignitaries from other part of…
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