Environment

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 fishers...

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,...

Nigeria to give 21,000 flood victims N300,000 each as interest-free loan

The Federal Government says it will disburse ₦6.3 billion in interest-free loans to 21,000...

Investigation: Deadly attacks by pirates deepen crisis for Nigeria’s fishers and traders

The men who cornered Ita James did not come for his catch. In this...

Nigeria launches $100m carbon project to boost green growth

The federal government has launched a $100 million carbon project in partnership with Orteva,...

Communities across Africa demand end to fossil fuel “colonialism”

Environmental groups across Africa have delivered a unified rejection of fossil fuel expansion, warning...

Global deal to curb overfishing takes effect as Nigeria joins 85 nations

The World Trade Organization’s landmark Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies formally entered into force on...

Global talks to end scourge of plastic pollution collapses

International negotiations to secure a landmark treaty to curb plastic pollution have collapsed, with...

Flood alert issued for 19 states in Nigeria as heavy rainfall looms

Nigeria’s environment ministry has issued a fresh flood alert covering 19 states, warning that...

Report exposes role of African banks in growing fossil fuel financing

Global financial institutions funnelled a staggering $869 billion into fossil fuel companies in 2024,...

Rainy season just started in Nigeria. Over 110 killed by floods already

At least 111 people have died in central Nigeria’s Niger State following hours of...

Shell faces fresh pressure over Niger Delta pollution as activists storm AGM

Shell came under renewed pressure on Tuesday as campaigners stormed the oil giant’s annual...

More calls for Africa climate action

Environmentalists, development experts, policymakers, state and non-state actors have harped on the need for...

BP to slash renewable investments, double down on oil and gas

BP is set to announce a major strategic shift, slashing its investments in renewable...

UN’s climate change panel starts 62nd plenary session in China

The 62nd edition of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) commenced Monday in...