Woman, 27, dies after car plunges into Lagos lagoon
A 27-year-old woman, Aisha Maikudi Ibrahim, died after her car plunged into the Lagos Lagoon, with her family condemning rescue delays and the demand for money before recovery.
Environment
Norway launches world’s first commercial CO2 storage site
Norway has launched the world’s first commercial CO₂ “graveyard” as the Northern Lights consortium—comprising Equinor, Shell, and TotalEnergies—successfully injected captured emissions into a seabed reservoir off its western coast, marking a milestone in carbon capture and storage efforts.
NiMet forecasts three days of nationwide rain and thunderstorms
NiMet has predicted three days of rain and thunderstorms nationwide, warning of possible flash floods in northern and central states.
Arctic ice melt slows despite record heat, study finds
Arctic ice melt has slowed over the past 20 years due to natural climate cycles, but scientists warn faster losses will follow.
UN plastic treaty collapses
The United Nations adjourned its plastics summit in Geneva, Switzerland, with no version of a global treaty coming close to reaching “consensus.”
Study reveals that unclean cooking fuels linked to 4.3m premature deaths annually
Solid fuel use in households causes about 4.3 million premature deaths annually, and Nigerian researchers are calling for clean cookstove policies to protect health and the environment.
UK is asking its citizens to delete old emails and photos to save water. Here’s why
Data centres consume millions of litres of water for cooling—deleting old emails could reduce demand
Flood takes over Yobe State University Teaching Hospital
Flood caused by a heavy downpour has taken over parts of Yobe State University Teaching Hospital
Global plastic treaty negotiations in Geneva conclude without agreement
While we did not land the treaty text we hoped for, we at UNEP will continue the work against plastic pollution – pollution that is in our groundwater, in our soil, in our rivers, in our oceans and yes, in our bodies
Bayelsa state leads new afforestation initiative to save mangrove forests
Nigeria faces critical forest loss, with up to four million hectares lost annually, prompting a major new partnership to plant over half a million trees in Bayelsa State to safeguard biodiversity, enhance livelihoods, and mitigate climate change.