As schools reopen this September, parents in Imo, Benue, Anambra, and Ondo states have gained relief from the financial burden of repeatedly buying new textbooks. The four states have banned non-reusable schoolbooks, restoring the long-standing tradition of passing books from one child to another. Benue pioneered the policy three weeks ago, with Permanent Secretary of
Professor Mohammed Awwalu Usman, a leading expert in Process Systems Engineering, has pointed out that climate change poses a grave and escalating threat to the environment and human survival. Presenting the 19th Inaugural Lecture of the 2024/2025 academic session, titled “Is Carbon Truly as Guilty as Charged? The Perspective of a Process Systems Engineer on
A new climate-focused education initiative aimed at combating energy waste among young Nigerians has been launched in Abuja. The initiative, tagged “NextGen Energy Champions: Raising Africa’s Next Energy Sustainability Champions,” began on Thursday with the training of 50 students from five secondary schools in the capital. It is being led by Energy Savers Nigeria in
Experts and investors from across Nigeria and Africa have identified bamboo as a powerful tool to grow Nigeria’s economy. This was discussed during an investors’ forum on bamboo development held at the Unizik Business School, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State. The event was organised by the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) in
The Sustainability Professionals Institute of Nigeria (SPIN) has inducted 96 members at its 2025 cohort induction ceremony. Rendering his keynote presentation titled “The Future of Sustainability in a Volatile Global System: Implications” at the induction ceremony, Dr. Louis Meuleman, a sustainability expert, advised the new members to drive locally-driven sustainability solutions for Africa. The organisation,
The Sustainability Professionals Institute of Nigeria (SPIN) has inducted 96 new members during its 2025 induction ceremony held at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry. This marks the institute’s largest membership intake since its founding six years ago, bringing its total membership to 296 professionals across the nation. Vice President of SPIN, Ini Abimbola,
Climate advocacy experts have appealed to the Federal Government (FG) to embed climate justice into secondary schools’ curriculum. According to them, this step will empower the young ones to fight climate change and boost environmental sustainability. The experts made the call at the national consultative workshop themed “Integrating Climate Justice into the Secondary School Curriculum,”
