2+ hour, 45+ min ago  (581+ words) COP31 President-Designate, Murat Kurum, on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, launched a new global electrification target as a flagship initiative of the COP31 Presidency's Action Agenda, calling for a major acceleration in the shift from direct fossil fuel use to clean electricity across buildings, transport…...

5+ hour, 38+ min ago  (367+ words) Malawi is losing an estimated 250, 000 hectares of forest cover every year, a trend that is accelerating environmental degradation and exposing communities to increasingly severe climate-related disasters, Minister of Natural Resources, Patricia Wiskes, has warned. Wiskes sounded the alarm on Friday,…...

5+ hour, 23+ min ago  (694+ words) As rising food prices push protein further out of reach, scaling local solutions such as palm weevil larvae could help Nigeria close its $1. 5 billion nutrition gap and build a more resilient food system Across bustling markets in Nigeria, from Lagos…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (252+ words) An Environmental Physicist, Prof Sakiru Okedeyi, says stronger investment in atmospheric and environmental physics can significantly improve Nigeria's ability to predict floods, manage climate risks and protect lives and property. Okedeyi, who is also the Provost of the Postgraduate College…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (342+ words) The UN climate secretariat on Monday, June 8, 2026, warned that extreme heat could be a key factor at the World Cup tournament, set to kick off in Mexico on Thursday. The climate secretariat at the start of a 10-day climate conference…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (668+ words) At the heart of the discussions was a critical examination of the challenges women continue to face in leadership and decision-making spaces. Participants explored how systemic structures often compel women leaders to conform to existing norms rather than transform them....

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (815+ words) The state Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Mr. Ekundayo Bush-Alebiosu, gave the assurance during a courtesy visit to him by the Head of Lagos Operations of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mrs. Ifeyinwa Omowole, on Thursday, June 4, 2026. Bush-Alebiosu said…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (485+ words) Against the backdrop of the ongoing campaigns for mercury-free dentistry in Nigeria, some civil society organisations (CSOs) have written to four key federal officials, calling for the adoption of a phase-out date for dental amalgam in the country. The CSOs,…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (310+ words) Swiss mining giant Glencore has announced the'temporary shutdown'of its coal mine activities as a direct consequence of persistent community blockades, which climate advocates hailed as a significant "people's victory" and a "historic step to make polluters pay." In a statement…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (294+ words) A new approach to transparency support As the first centralised group review for LDCs, the Kigali meeting introduced an innovative approach that integrates technical expert review with real-time peer learning and capacity-building. Participants worked together to strengthen practical reporting skills,…...