Group says plan to reintroduce water resources bill unacceptable-CAPPA
By Mashe Umaru Gwamna The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) and the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has condemned plans by some members of the House of Representatives to reintroduce the National Water Resources Bill which was withdrawn on Tuesday More...
Alleged environmental degradation: ECOWAS court fixes Oct. 27 for $37bn damages suit
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has fixed Oct. 27, 2020 to hear a $37 billion suit in damages filed by 11 persons representing the oil producing communities. In a statement recently the court said that the plaintiffs More...
FG expresses readiness to support Cross River in environmental restoration- Minister
By Mashe Umaru Gwamna The Federal Ministry of Environment has expressed its readiness to support the Cross River State Government in environmental restoration with a view to protect its biodiversity. Minister of More...
Alleged environmental degradation: ECOWAS court fixes Oct. 27 for $37bn damages suit
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has fixed Oct. 27, 2020 to hear a $37 billion suit in damages filed by 11 persons representing the oil producing communities. In a statement recently the court said that the plaintiffs More...
Group says plan to reintroduce water resources bill unacceptable-CAPPA
By Mashe Umaru Gwamna The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) and the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has More...
Ikeazor supports establishment of National Institute for Environmental studies
By Mashe Umaru Gwamna The Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor has expressed support for the establishment of a National Institute of Environmental Studies that would provide the necessary expertise More...
Why it’s time to Make Big Polluters Pay, by CAPPA
Speaking on the Global Launch of the Liability Roadmap to Make Big Polluters Pay on Tuesday, in Lagos, Akinbode Oluwafemi, Executive Director of Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), More...
Minister commends biosafety agency for GMO regulation efforts
Environment Minister of State, Mrs. Sharon Ikeazor, has commended the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) for its efforts in ensuring that the activities of modern biotechnology and its products are properly More...
Climate Change Education Should Be Included In The Curriculum Of Nigerian Schools At All Levels
Climate change can be regarded as one of the utmost challenges facing the world today and it is possibly the single most significant environmental problem of our time. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, More...
Groups urge minister to reject tobacco industry sponsored draft policy on alternative cigarettes
By Mashe Umaru Gwamna Civil society and public health groups under the aegis of the Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) have opposed the “Draft Policy on Conventional Tobacco and Non-Combusted Alternatives More...