Environment

Environment

Americans brace up for worst as US bakes under relentless heat dome

Residents of central and southern California saw thermometers peaking at 105 to 110 degrees Fahrenheit (41 to 43 degrees Celsius) on Saturday…

Open defecation: Nigeria needs 3.9 million toilets annually — UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria will need to build no fewer than 3.9 million toilets annually to meet the open defecation-fre

Tales of sorrow as perenial erosion consumes 300 houses in Gombe

Unguwar Jauro Musa in Kumo town, headquarters of Akko LGA of Gombe State, has been battling gully erosion for the last 23 years, during which period o

China-backed project helps Nigeria build ‘green wall’ against desertification

The China-assisted project is off to a good start in combating desertification and building a “green wall” in Nigerian states bordering the Sahara Des

Turn plastic waste into economic opportunities, EU urges FG

The European Union (EU) has urged the federal government to intensify efforts at ending plastic waste pollution in Nigeria through effective waste man