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FG Unveils Measures to Improve Air Quality as Experts Warn of Rising Health Risks

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2026

The Federal Government has unveiled a series of measures to improve air quality across Nigeria, including the establishment of a national framework for vehicular and generator emissions testing, expansion of air quality monitoring stations, promotion of cleaner fuels and implementation of a

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FG Relocates Great Green Wall Agency Headquarters to Kano to Boost Fight Against Desertification

Daily Dispatch June 3, 2026

In a strategic move aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s campaign against desertification, land degradation and climate change, the Federal Government has relocated the operational headquarters of the National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) from Abuja to Kano. The Minister of Environment, Mr. Balarabe Abbas Lawal, announced the decision on Wednesday, describing it as

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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 at a two-day validation workshop on the review of the National Drought and

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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 […]