The Environmental Health Council of Nigeria (EHCON) and Netzence Sustainability Limited are assessing an artificial intelligence powered platform designed to identify environmental conditions that could threaten public health, including deteriorating air quality and extreme heat.
In a report published on Thursday, the organisations said field assessments were underway to evaluate CloseCarbon+, a platform intended to generate environmental data that could guide public health interventions.
However, they did not disclose where the assessments were taking place or provide measurable findings from the exercise.
Yakubu Mohammed Baba, EHCON registrar and chief executive, said the assessment was intended to generate real-world environmental intelligence to inform future interventions.
Sadiq Sani, founder and chief executive of Netzence, said a key challenge was identifying where environmental risks were emerging, which communities might be exposed and how institutions could respond.
According to the organisations, CloseCarbon+ combines environmental monitoring, artificial intelligence and data analytics to interpret environmental readings and assess their potential health implications. The system is designed to identify changes in air quality, compare them with temperature patterns during extreme heat and flag recurring environmental hotspots for further investigation.
The partnership builds on an agreement announced in December 2024 to develop carbon registries and strengthen environmental monitoring. In 2025, Netzence also reported training EHCON and Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) staff to use its CloseCarbon platform for emissions data collection.
The latest assessment could help determine whether the technology provides reliable information for public institutions responding to environmental health risks.
However, the organisations are yet to publish evidence showing that the platform has reduced environmental exposure, prevented illness or been deployed nationwide.
