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Scaling up clean cooking solutions requires affordable finance, pragmatic approach - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (348+ words) The lack of access to clean cooking which continues the dependence on traditional cooking fuels has substantial impact to health and well-being. Around the world,2.1 billionpeople still lack access to clean cooking, with 900 million of them residing in Sub-Saharan Africa....
Brazil launches pilot project to replace diesel with renewable biofuel - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy
1+ week, 1+ day ago (305+ words) Brazil has launched an ambitious pilot project to replace diesel with a renewable biofuel across its municipal vehicle fleet, marking a significant step towards cleaner urban transport. Metr'poles, a partner of TV BRICS, reports that the initiative is being implemented…...
Unregulated food environment: Nigeria is eating itself to death - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy
2+ week, 1+ day ago (314+ words) There is a quiet epidemic running alongside Nigeria's more publicised health crises. It does not arrive in sudden outbreaks or make international emergency headlines. It builds slowly, meal by meal, sip by sip, until it arrives as a stroke at…...
Motorists, commuters groan as petrol hits N1,350 per litre - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy
2+ week, 4+ day ago (859+ words) Motorists and commuters across Lagos are facing rising transportation costs following another increase in the pump price of petrol, which now sells for between N1,250 and N1,350 per litre at filling stations. A survey on Sunday, March 15, 2026, showed growing concern among road…...
World Consumer Rights Day: Coalition demands mandatory salt targets, warning labels - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy
2+ week, 4+ day ago (479+ words) In a joint statement to mark the day, the coalition noted that Nigeria struggles with a rising tide of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), with 29% of all deaths in the country now linked to conditions such as hypertension, heart disease, and kidney…...
Dangote raises petrol price to N1,175 per litre in third weekly hike - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy
3+ week, 3+ day ago (108+ words) The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has again increased the gantry price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to N1,175 per litre. This marked the third upward adjustment in petrol prices within seven days. The latest revision, communicated to marketers and depot operators on…...
Why Nigerians do not trust biosafety agency’s regulation of GMOs - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy
3+ week, 4+ day ago (494+ words) This we believe comes from a mindset that assumes science and technology especially such as is approved by some foreign entities cannot be flawed and that Nigeria or Africa cannot make a headway in agriculture without without deploying biotechnology. One…...
NCDMB, Radisson, Edison sign management deal for Yenagoa hotel - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy
4+ week, 1+ day ago (605+ words) The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Monday, March 2, 2026, signed an international management agreement (IMA) with Radisson Hospitality Belgium, and Edison Hotel and Property Development Company, in respect of the Board's 204-room hotel and conference centre, developed adjacent…...
Alcohol ban in small pack sizes to reduce underage drinking - NAFDAC - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy
4+ week, 2+ day ago (1377+ words) The Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, says the ban on alcohol in small pack sizes remains the best solution to tackle the menace of underage drinking. Adeyeye said this at a…...
Firm plans fleet expansion across Africa as oil, gas projects gain momentum - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (478+ words) A maritime and logistics firm, STARZS Investment Company Ltd., has disclosed plans to expand its fleet and operations across Africa, with renewed investment momentum in Nigeria's oil and gas sector and rising offshore opportunities. Iroghama Ogbeifun, Chief Executive Officer of…...