By Our Correspondent … Holds End of the Year Thanksgiving and Carol Lagos, Dec. 22, ’25 (TNZ) The Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has reaffirmed its readiness to maintain a clean, safe, and healthy environment across the state during the Yuletide festivities. TheNewsZenith reports that the Managing Director of LAWMA, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin gave […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, Dec. 21, ’25 (TNZ) The Association of Scrap and Waste Pickers of Lagos (ASWOL) has organised a Train-the-Trainer programme on Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) to improve safety practices among waste pickers across the state. TheNewsZenith reports that ASWOL staged the training in partnership with the International Alliance of Waste pickers (IAWP). […]
From Our Correspondent Abuja, Nov. 29, ’25 (TNZ) Oxfam has marked the close-out of its five-year ‘Power of Voices, Fair for All’ (F4A) and ‘African Activists for Climate Justice’ (AACJ) programmes in Nigeria. TheNewsZenith reports that Oxfam Country Director, John Makina, at the occasion in Abuja, described the programmes as “a journey of courage, partnership and […]
By Yinka Salaam, Ikorodu Ikorodu(Lagos), Nov. 19, ’25 (TNZ) Residents of Agric-Owutu in Ikorodu have once again called on Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State to save them from a man who is allegedly bent on grabbing their land. TheNewsZenith reports that the residents alleged that the man (name withheld) has orchestrated the illegal demolition of […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, Nov. 17, ’25 (TNZ) The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) says it has intensified enforcement operations across the state to curb indiscriminate waste disposal, black spots and persistent environmental violations that threaten public health. TheNewsZenith reports that Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, LAWMA’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, announced this in a statement, […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, Nov. 12, ’25 (TNZ) The Lagos State Government says it is transitioning from emergency response to mitigation and sustainability in disaster management. TheNewsZenith reports that thus is in a strategic move to strengthen preparedness, research, and training across the state. The Permanent Secretary (PS), Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, Nov. 2 ’25 (TNZ) African stakeholders have called for coordinated climate action that aligns ambition with development needs across the continent. TheNewsZenith reports that the call came ahead of the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil. Mr Ugochukwu Uzuegbu, Communications Officer of Society for Planet and Prosperity (SPP) […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, Oct. 29, ’25 (TNZ) The Nigerian Senate has passed the Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill, 2024 and will now be forwarded to the President for his assent. TheNewsZenith reports that Mr Festus Iyorah, Nigeria Representative at Wild Africa announced this via a press statement circulated on Wednesday in Lagos. Iyorah […]
From Our Correspondent Katsina, Oct. 23, ’25 (TNZ) The Katsina State Government’s Green Growth Agenda has earned a second place in the 2025 Subnational Climate Governance Ranking during a ceremony in Abuja. TheNewsZenith reports that Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke launched the 2025 Subnational Climate Governance Performance Rating and Ranking on Tuesday in Abuja. Okereke and the […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, Oct. 11, ’25 (TNZ) Mrs Zubaida Umar, Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to excellence, empathy, and accountability in humanitarian service delivery. TheNewsZenith reports that Umar gave this affirmation as the agency marked the 2025 Customer Service Week on Friday. The 2025 Customer Service Week (CSW) […]