Environment

Trump dismantles key climate ruling declaring greenhouse gases a health threat

U.S. President Donald Trump has revoked a landmark 2009 federal ruling that classified greenhouse...

$9.5m grant issued for Zambezi Basin climate resilience

Zambezi River Basin, one of Africa’s most vital shared freshwater systems, has secured a...

Talent shortages top worry for Nigerian CEOs as climate risk shapes M&A

Nigerian chief executives are increasingly reshaping how they invest, hire and grow, as talent...

Greenhouse gas emissions fuelling health crisis in Nigeria, govt warns

The Nigerian government has warned that rising greenhouse gas emissions are fuelling a surge...

AfDB empowers 13 million African farmers with climate-smart tech

Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT), a pivotal initiative of the African Development Bank...

Makinde confirms bandits killed five National Park officers in Oyo attack

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has confirmed that the deadly attack on the National...

Suspected bandits attack National Park Office in Oyo, kill several personnel

IBADAN — Suspected bandits on Tuesday night attacked the old National Park Service (NPS)...

African groups push for stronger governance to protect Congo Basin forests

Environmental and civil society groups across Africa are calling for stronger governance and more...

Climate Change: Six failed rains push North Africa into deepening drought

Parts of North Africa endured an unprecedented drought in 2024 after six consecutive failed...

Over 600 experts gather in Paris to discuss climate change

Some 600 experts appointed to the three Working Groups of the Intergovernmental Panel on...

Nigeria shuts battery recycling plants after media reports reveal community poisoning

Nigeria has shut multiple battery recycling plants in Ogun State after media investigations uncovered...

Nigeria secures $500 million AfDB loan to boost energy transition

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $500 million loan to support Nigeria’s...

Understanding Nigeria’s Coastal Crisis – What Pluboard’s investigation reveals

For months, Pluboard has investigated the deepening insecurity and climate pressures confronting Nigeria’s coastal...

How changing weather is reshaping life for a Nigerian fishing community

The first part of this series covered piracy and survival among Nigeria’s small scale...

Tantalizers signs major U.S. seafood export deal amid Nigeria’s fisheries scrutiny

Tantalizers Plc has signed a five-year multimillion-dollar offtake agreement with U.S.-based Harvester Fisheries LLC...

Amnesty, activists want executed Nigerian environmentalist Saro-Wiwa exonerated, not pardoned

Thirty years after the Nigerian government executed writer and environmentalist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight...

Investigation: As Nigeria’s fishers face deadly attacks & declining stocks, govt looks away

The first part of this series captured the stories of piracy, loss, and survival...

COP30: Nigeria advocates new mechanisms to safeguard forests, oceans

The Federal Government of Nigeria has reiterated the need for new mechanisms to safeguard...

UN warns global climate pledges falling far short of Paris goals

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has warned that the world remains dangerously off...

Nigerian lawmakers approve harsher penalties for wildlife traffickers

Nigeria’s Senate has approved a sweeping conservation bill introducing stiffer penalties for wildlife trafficking,...