Environment

Sweet Poison

June 22, 2026

Film review: By Olayinka Oyegbile What does a bottle of sugary drink have to do with literature and books? Quite a lot, actually. For many bibliophiles, reading is often

Expert warns against rising cases of tyre burning

June 10, 2026

An environmental expert has warned against rising practice of burning used tyres by youths in northern Nigeria to recover metal wires for sale. He warned that this activity poses

WNTD 2026: Ekiti pledges to update tobacco law

June 5, 2026

Lauds CAPPA The Ekiti State Government has pledged to update its tobacco control law to address the growing availability and use of new and emerging tobacco and nicotine

WHO urges ban on flavoured tobacco, nicotine products to protect youth

June 1, 2026

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on governments to ban flavours and additives, including menthol, in tobacco and nicotine products to protect children and young people from

WNTD 2026 and ‘World Vape Day’ Scam

June 1, 2026

By Robert Egbe In 2009, Brazil banned electronic smoking devices (including e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products, and other emerging nicotine delivery systems. However, a loophole in the law

Terror in the forests: Kidnapping surge stokes fear across Oyo

May 26, 2026

By Ibukun Emiola For Mr Tunde Adams (not his real name), March 18 began like every other day—with zeal for the upcoming cocoa farming season. The elderly cocoa

CAPPA’s new documentary ‘Sweet Poison’ exposes health, environmental dangers of sugary drinks

May 21, 2026

Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has premiered a new documentary, “Sweet Poison”, casting a critical light on the widespread consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) in Nigeria

Africa Water Vision 2063: OWORAC cautions against water privatisation

May 18, 2026

Urges community participation in implementation The Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition (OWORAC) has raised concerns about Africa’s growing push towards water privatisation and the seeming exclusion of

Tinubu, OECD discuss support for Nigeria’s reform agenda, investment climate

May 16, 2026

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has pledged to provide robust economic and investment data to support policy planning, investor confidence, and the implementation of reforms in

Kano Assembly seek urgent intervention to curb tomato pest’s outbreak

May 14, 2026

Kano State Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources has raised alarm over outbreak of Tuta Absoluta ravaging tomato farms in the state. The Committee Chairman, Alhaji

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