Friday, April 26, 2024

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

May 11, 2023

Nigeria, Germany, UNEP partner for clean energy

The ECN and other stakeholders brought this to the fore at a one-day workshop on Thursday in Abuja.

Solar panels
January 31, 2023

Pakistani PM seeks global cooperation on climate change crisis

Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif called for global cooperation to tackle the negative impacts of climate change.

Climate change
November 2, 2022

Biosecurity threats cost Africa over $420 billion: UNEP

Mr Munang said the urgency for solutions is at an all-time high, and the urgency for one-health cannot be overemphasised.

August 17, 2022

UNEP marks fifth anniversary of Minamata Convention on Mercury

Mercury’s toxicity devastated the fishing villages in Minamata Bay, Japan, in the middle of the 20th century, and as a result, governments adopted the convention in 2013.

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
June 11, 2022

UN condemns sentencing of Ukraine foreign fighters to death

The three men – Britons Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner, and Moroccan Saaudun Brahim – were captured while fighting for Ukraine.

Ravina Shamdasani
December 24, 2021

Ogoniland begs Buhari regime for potable water

“Adequate compensation should be paid to the Ogoni people for the sufferings, death of loved ones and contamination of our environment…”

Pollution in Ogoniland
April 8, 2021

Ogoni people sabotaging FG’s efforts: HYPREP

Just two days ago, a multibillion-naira potable water project was flagged off by the Minister for Environment, Dr Mohammad Abubakar,” explained Mr Nwielaghi.

Nyesom Wike
March 4, 2021

FEC approves N6 billion for Ogoniland water projects

“This is a project that previous governments have tried to do, but it just turned out to just be, you know, just talk.”

President Buhari
November 10, 2020

FG’s cemetery project in Ogoni an insult to Saro-Wiwa, other martyrs: Activist

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said that the rehabilitation of Ogoni land could take up to 30 years due to decades of oil spills.

Ken Saro-Wiwa