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Nigeria renews 2030 gas flaring pledge despite enforcement, methane monitoring gaps

Nigeria, Oct. 29 -- The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has renewed Nigeria's commitment to ending routine gas flaring by 2030, a target under scrutiny given persistent flari... Read More


Environmental group opposes proposed naval base in Akwa Ibom forest reserve

Nigeria, Oct. 28 -- An environmental organisation, Peer Foundation, has opposed plans to establish a naval base in the disputed Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve in Akwa Ibom State, warning that the project... Read More


CSOs identify stigma, poor facilities as barriers to HIV, TB, malaria treatment in Akwa Ibom

Nigeria, Oct. 28 -- Civil society organisations and health workers in Akwa Ibom State have identified stigma, cultural restrictions, inadequate health facilities and concerns about confidentiality as ... Read More


CSOs identify stigma, poor facilities as barriers to HIV, TB, malaria treatment in Akwa Ibo

Nigeria, Oct. 28 -- Civil society organisations and health workers in Akwa Ibom State have identified stigma, cultural restrictions, inadequate health facilities and concerns about confidentiality as ... Read More


Ebola: How much have Nigerian states allocated to emergency preparedness?

Nigeria, Oct. 27 -- Nigeria's first confirmed case of Ebola in more than a decade has raised questions about how prepared state governments are to detect and contain the virus before it spreads throug... Read More


2027: Minister's son dares father over 'federal might' comment

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- Marshall Ekperikpe Ekpo, who has publicly identified the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, as his biological father, has vowed to lead what he called... Read More


2027: Minister threatens to deploy 'federal might' in Akwa Ibom election

Nigeria, Oct. 25 -- The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, has declared that the federal, state and local governments will combine their powers to secure overwhelming ele... Read More


Diri calls Duke pretender, alleges presidential ambition is bid for rehabilitation

Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has accused former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke of political pretence, alleging that his presidential ambition is a bid to secure politi... Read More


Nigeria has 500 epidemiologists, govt should let them lead Ebola response, expert says

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- A senior field epidemiologist, Peter Adewuyi, has called on the Nigerian government to put the country's trained epidemiologists at the forefront of efforts to contain the confirme... Read More


New project to scrutinise Akwa Ibom budgets for gender inequality

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- A new youth-led initiative will analyse Akwa Ibom State's budgets over three fiscal years to determine whether public spending adequately addresses the needs of women, girls and vu... Read More