Environment
InsightWireNG Environment provides credible and timely coverage of Nigeria’s most important environmental issues and developments. Follow the latest news on climate change, flooding, pollution, waste management, conservation, biodiversity, environmental policy, sustainability and natural resources.
Our environmental reporting examines how climate and environmental challenges affect communities, public health, agriculture, businesses and Nigeria’s economy. We combine original reporting, expert perspectives, scientific research, official data and community voices to explain environmental issues and highlight solutions for a more sustainable future.
Refuse dump collapses, kills two in Calabar
By John Imeh Two persons were killed after a refuse dump collapsed following a heavy downpour at Ikot Effanga Mkos, along the Old...
Beneath the surface: Why our water future depends on what we cannot see
Water stress is becoming harder to ignore, whether you are living in Idumota, Lagos or Houston, Texas. In some places, it appears as drought, rising demand,...
FG to unlock carbon finance in clean cooking sector
THE Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to unlocking carbon finance to accelerate the expansion of clean cooking solutions across the country. The Minister of Environment,...
Stakeholders warn of environmental, livelihood risks from industrial animal farming
Stakeholders in the agriculture and environmental sectors have raised concerns over the growing environmental and socio-economic risks associated with industrial animal farming, warning that unchecked...
Nasarawa cracks down on charcoal production to combat climate change
… Warns offenders face stiff penalties as state steps up forest conservation
Flooding: Nasarawa shifts to daily drainage monitoring, arrests 126 sanitation offenders
By Basillia Obinna As heavy rains intensify across Nigeria, the Nasarawa State Government has stepped up flood prevention measures, announcing a shift...
