NEWS

FG moves to strengthen National Policy on Drought and Desertification

Daily Dispatch January 20, 2026

The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to tackling drought, desertification, and land degradation through an updated and more responsive national policy framework. The Minister of Environment, Malam Balarabe Lawal, stated this on Tuesday in Abuja while delivering a keynote address

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FG Reaffirms Commitment to Strengthening Environmental Governance

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2026

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening environmental governance and improving the delivery of internationally funded environmental projects in the country. The commitment was made on Monday in Abuja as the National Capacity Building Workshop on Project Oversight for the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Operational Focal Point and

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Mining: FG finalises plans to reduce release of mercury into atmosphere in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch November 30, 2025

The federal government is finalising plans aimed at direct reduction of excess emissions and release of mercury into the environment from Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) activities in the country. The effort is spearheaded by the Federal Ministry of Environment in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development and funded by the […]

HEALTH NEWS

Lawal: Over 45m Nigerians still defecate openly

Daily Dispatch November 20, 2025

The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, has decried that just about 25 per cent of Nigerians have access to safely managed sanitation facilities leaving over 45 million Nigerians still practice open defecation. Lawal gave that figures in Abuja on Wednesday at a press briefing to commemorate the 2025 World Toilet Day, themed “Sanitation in a […]

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FG Declares Climate Change Central to Present Administration

Daily Dispatch October 14, 2025

The federal government on Tuesday declared that climate change is a central focus of the present administration. The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, made this known at the launch of Subnational Climate Governance Performance Rating and Ranking of Nigeria’s states report held in Abuja. He said: “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is so passionate about […]