Environment

Environment

Akwa Ibom flood victims count losses as govt orders emergency response

Plu Team -
Residents whose homes were submerged by devastating floods in Uyo are counting heavy losses,...
Environment

Heavy rainfall floods Uyo, submerges roads and displaces residents (PHOTOS)

Anietie Umoren -
Torrential rainfall in the early hours of Wednesday, July 9, 2026, triggered widespread flooding...
Climate

600 million Africans trapped in multidimensional poverty, UN warns

Eric Ojo -
Nearly 600 million Africans remain trapped in multidimensional poverty while more than 582 million...
Environment

The world’s oceans just had their hottest June on record

Anietie Umoren -
The world's oceans recorded their hottest June on record, with scientists warning that a...
Environment

Lagos faces more flooding after downpour sparked coastal highway questions

Ubong Ekott -
Barely two days after torrential rain submerged roads and homes across Lagos, including neighbourhoods...
Oil & Gas

Nigeria joins U.S., Qatar and Algeria to oppose EU methane rules

Anietie Umoren -
Nigeria has joined the United States, Qatar and Algeria in urging the European Union...
Climate

Akwa Ibom communities protest over ‘$270 million’ gas flare fund

Plu Team -
Protesters demand reversal of Executive Order mandating remittance of penalties to federation account.
Pollution

Shell knew pipeline poisoned Nigerian communities, but kept pumping anyway

Ubong Ekott -
Internal company documents disclosed in a UK court case suggest that oil giant Shell...
Marine Economy

Five injured as container ship, oil tanker collide near Bonny, causing spill

Ubong Ekott -
Five crew members were injured after a container vessel and an oil tanker collided...
Marine Economy

Nigeria again declares years of “zero piracy”, sidelining attacks on small fishers

Plu Team -
Nigerian maritime authorities have again declared the country's waters piracy-free — but the claim...
Environment

Ecobank targets deforestation risks with new “nature notes”

Plu Team -
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated is tightening environmental screening for borrowers tied to high-risk agricultural sectors...
Environment

Greenpeace sues JBS over $2.5bn Nigeria meat project, citing climate risks

Ubong Ekott -
Environmental group Greenpeace Netherlands has initiated legal action against global meat giant JBS, targeting...
Business & Economy

World’s largest meat firm JBS faces scrutiny over $2.5bn Nigeria deal

Anietie Umoren -
Global environmental group Greenpeace has raised fresh concerns over a planned multibillion-dollar investment by...
Environment

IPCC experts meet in Rome to advance 2027 climate emissions report

Eric Ojo -
More than 130 scientists from over 50 countries have gathered in Rome to push...
Environment

Goldman Prize honors six grassroots environmental leaders

Plu Team -
The Goldman Environmental Foundation has announced six recipients of the 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize,...
Security

15 seized in Calabar–Oron waterway attack amid rising coastal insecurity

Plu Team -
Gunmen have abducted at least 15 passengers travelling by boat between Calabar and Oron,...
Environment

IPCC begins work on 2027 report on carbon removal technologies

Plu Team -
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has begun work on a major new report...
Climate

Climate ‘Emergency’: Earth’s energy imbalance hits record as warming accelerates

Plu Team -
The world’s climate system is slipping further out of balance, with new data showing...
Environment

How Google is turning news reports into AI system to forecast flash floods

Plu Team -
Google is using artificial intelligence to forecast flash floods by analyzing millions of news...
Environment

Cobalt boom is driving health crisis in Congo, report finds

Olawale Afolabi -
On the outskirts of a dusty mining town in the Democratic Republic of Congo,...
123...6Page 1 of 6