Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation

18/05/2026

Thank you to NTA for highlighting the Bill and for featuring Dr. Michael David, Executive Director of
Environmental issues continue to receive the least attention despite their growing impact on livelihoods, food security, public health, and national stability. The G7 has already identified land degradation, drought, and desertification as global security threats, yet these critical issues remain largely ignored in our political conversations and development priorities.

These are local challenges that require urgent local solutions, stronger policies, and sustained investments. Sadly, environmental sustainability and climate resilience are still missing from the agenda of many political parties.

15/05/2026

Waste to Wealth



GEF Small Grants Programme

The Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP) in collaboration with Na

15/05/2026

As waste generation continues to rise across Nigeria, we must confront difficult but necessary questions:

Where does all this waste end up?
How are hazardous and hospital wastes being managed?
What are the long-term impacts on our health, environment, and livelihoods?
Poor waste management affects public health, contributes to flooding, pollutes our air and water, and undermines sustainable development.
Addressing waste management is therefore not only an environmental responsibility, but also a public health, economic, and development priority.
Thanks to GEF Small Grants Programme and UNDP in Nigeria for the ongoing efforts toward inclusive waste management reforms in Nasarawa State aimed at promoting sustainable livelihoods and environmental sustainability.

Read more:
https://radionigerianorthcentral.gov.ng/2026/05/14/nasarawa-state-pledges-inclusive-waste-management-reforms-for-sustainable-livelihoods/

By Esther Patrick Enna Nasarawa State Government says it will continue to strengthen collaboration with development partners to

14/05/2026

Yesterday, in Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria, the Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP), with the support of the GEF Small Grants Programme UNDP in Nigeria convened a Validation Workshop for the Nasarawa State Waste Management Policy.

The workshop reinforced the importance of strong subnational policies and actions on waste management, recognizing that waste challenges are local in nature and require practical, context-specific solutions.

We sincerely appreciate Dr. Ibironke Olubamise for honouring the invitation and delivering the keynote address, as well as all stakeholders who contributed meaningfully to the discussions.

Together, we can build cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable communities.





UNDP in Nigeria

10/05/2026

Happy Birthday Anita! 🎊
We appreciate your dedication and contributions to the team. Wishing you a fulfilling and successful year ahead.

01/05/2026

Behind every success story is the effort of hardworking people who show up every day.
Today, we celebrate the dedication, resilience, and hard work of every worker. Your passion drives progress and shapes a better future for all.

Thank you for all that you do. Happy Workers’ Day!

28/04/2026

This short documentary highlights how Solar Power Nigeria is strengthening media capacity to tell human interest, data driven stories on renewable energy and energy transition.
Telling the right stories can power real change.

28/04/2026

Today we celebrate Akinmolayan our GIS Specialist/Field Officer 🎉
Thank you for the value and dedication you bring. May the year ahead reward your hard work with progress, fulfillment, and well-deserved success. We celebrate you today and always!

27/04/2026

GIFSEP Advocates Media Support for Energy Transition,
The media has a critical role to play in shaping public understanding and driving the narrative for a just and inclusive energy transition in Nigeria. Strengthening informed reporting will help accelerate the shift to clean, reliable energy for all.

The Executive Director of the Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP), Dr. Michael Terungwa David, has called for strengthened m

27/04/2026

A just energy transition must be phased, evidence-based, and people-centered, protecting access while building local capacity.

🔗 Read the full story: https://guardian.ng/news/ban-on-importation-of-solar-panels-could-worsen-energy-poverty-experts-tell-fg/

Energy experts, industry stakeholders and civil society actors have cautioned the Federal Government against an

24/04/2026

The proposed ban on solar panel imports requires careful consideration.

At a press conference held yesterday by Solar Power Nigeria, stakeholders stressed that while strengthening local manufacturing is important, Nigeria must adopt a phased, evidence-based approach to avoid worsening existing energy access gaps.