By Humphrey Ukeajah THERE IS a quiet epidemic running alongside Nigeria’s more publicised health crises. It does not arrive in sudden outbreaks or make international emergency headlines. It builds slowly, meal by meal, sip by sip, until it arrives as a stroke at the age of 45, a diabetes diagnosis at 38 years, a hypertension […]
By Segun Majekodunmi, JKNewsMedia Reporter COMMISSIONING OF Nigeria’s first dedicated Polychlorinated Biphenyls treatment facility in Abuja has drawn commendation from Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), which described the project as a key step in national chemicals and waste management. JKNewsMedia.com reports ...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter ACKLING INCREASING cases of waste dumping, noise disturbances and safety violations across facilities triggered new enforcement steps announced by the Ogun State authorities. These latest actions were outlined during the Governor’s Elders Advisory Council’s fourth quarterly meeting at the Obas’ Complex...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter WEATHER CONDITIONS across Nigeria are expected to fluctuate over the next few days as the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) issues a comprehensive forecast warning of dust haze, sunshine, and thunderstorms across several regions of the country. The advisory urges residents, commuters, and businesse...
By Helen Okechukwu, JKNewsMedia Reporter TO SAFEGUARD aquatic ecosystems and prevent environmental degradation across Nigeria, the Basel Coordinating Centre for the Africa Region (BCCCAfrica), Nigeria Chapter, has trained more than 300 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to lead a nationwide campaign against plastic pollution. The tra...
By Joke Kujenya SILENT BUT deadly, lead exposure continues to harm millions worldwide each year despite decades of awareness and regulation. The World Health Organization (WHO) has therefore renewed its call for urgent global action as the thirteenth International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week begins from 19 to 25 October 2025, under the the...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FAILURE TO curb persistent gas flaring has become the subject of a legal battle at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice (CCJ), where the Federal Republic of Nigeria now faces a suit alleging violations of international human rights and environmental treaties. The case, filed on 22 September 20...
By JKNewsMedia A LARGE-scale tree-planting exercise has been launched at Bodo City Girls Secondary School in Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State through a partnership between Polaris Bank and the Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF). The project is aimed at tackling carbon emissions and promoting sustainable environmental practices ...
By Joke Kujenya EARTH’s NATURAL systems are under mounting pressure from unsustainable consumption; Population Matters has stated in a press release highlighting the Year 2025 Earth Overshoot Day. The group also warned that humanity is using natural resources 80% faster than the planet can regenerate, citing Global Footprint Network data show...
By JKNewsMedia NIGERIA’s FIRST Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has urged a nationwide commitment to ending plastic pollution, spotlighting youth as key drivers of environmental change. Marking this year’s World Environment Day under the global theme “Ending Plastic Pollution,” she called for urgent, united efforts to combat what she described a...
