Category: Environment
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Akiba Raises Concerns as NIHSA Flashes Red Flag on Impending Flood
Rep. Bassey Akiba. By Anietie Akpan The Member representing Calabar Municipality/Odukpani Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rep. Bassey Akiba, has raised concerns over the impending flood expected to hit 30 states in Nigeria. A release from the Lawmaker’s Bridge Media team stated that, the 2025 Annual Flood Outlook released by the Nigeria Hydrological…
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Marian Market to Have Ultramodern Structures Like New Wuse Market – Mayor
By Magnus Effiong The Mayor of Calabar, Apostle James Anam, has said he was poised to replicate the Abuja’s new Wuse market at the Marian (aka Ika Ika Oqua) and Ikot Ishie markets with ultramodern structures and transform the two markets to conform with the tourism inclination of the Cross River state government Apostle Anam,…
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200 Students, Volunteers, Clean Up Shores of Calabar River, Courtesy, UNICEF, Others
The clean up exercise at Marina beach. By Anietie Akpan As part of efforts to keep the rivers, oceans free and clean, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) through the Green Rising Initiative, mobilized over 200 young people to take action in cleaning up the Marina Beach of the Calabar River in Calabar, Cross River…
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Cross River Communities Laud UNICEF, Others on Mangrove Planting, a Critical Solution to Climate Change
By Anietie Akpan Cross River Communities have lauded the intervention of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its partners on mangrove protection as a critical solution to climate change. This intervention is in the planting of mangrove trees as the defendants of communities from floods along the long stretch of Esierebom coast line in…
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UNICEF, GreenRising, UNICAL, Others, Want Urgent Action to Reduce Waste, Mitigate Climate Change
Participants at the Climate Education and Awareness Session Programme held at the University of Calabar on Thursday showing off their certificates. By Anietie Akpan United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), GreenRising, GenUnlimited, YPAT, University of Calabar (UNICAL) and others have called for an urgent action to adopt sustainable lifestyles and reduce waste and help mitigate climate…
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UNICEF, Plogging Nigeria, Others, Want Urgent Action to Reduce Waste on Environment
A cross section of the students flashing their certificates at the Climate Education and Awareness Session Programme held at the University of Calabar on Thursday. By Anietie Akpan United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Plogging Nigeria and others have called for an urgent action to adopt sustainable lifestyles and reduce waste on the environment. This the…
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Rain Storm Kills Three in Yala, Over 20 Houses Destroyed
One of the affected houses. By Anietie Akpan First rain of the year in Yala Local Government Area (LGA) of Northern Senatorial District in Cross River state has killed three persons with over 20 houses destroyed. Eyewitness reports said the down pour which was driven by fierce wind and thunder storm occurred on Monday and…
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Customs Arrest Wildlife Trafficker in Cross River With 213 Parrot Skulls, Others
Some of the recovered items . By Anietie Akpan In a significant breakthrough against the illegal wildlife trade, the Cross River State Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has arrested a wildlife trafficker on the Cameroon border in possession of incredible wildlife items. A press release dated March 24, from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)…
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The Plunder of Olulumo Nation: A Community’s Rainforest Ravaged By Insatiable Greed
By Missang Oyama Today, Olulumo Nation in Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State is standing at a tragic crossroads, its lifeline—the rainforest bequeathed by its forebears is under siege by forces that value illicit profit over preservation. A foreign entity, Yellow River Company, has descended upon our ancestral lands like a swarm…
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Checking Desert Encroachment is a Fight For All Africans, Onyeme
Deputy Governor of Delta State, Sir Monday Onyeme planting a tree. By Dianabasi Effiong The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Sir Monday Onyeme, has called for collective efforts against desert encroachment to ensure the preservation and protection of the environment for future generations. Onyeme who made the call on Tuesday during a tree planting session…
