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Stakeholders want proposed plastic ban to take effect in 2024

The Federal Government of Nigeria has been called upon to immediately ban single-use plastic. The ban should, however, take effect in 2024 as opposed...

World Environment Day 2023 to focus on solutions to plastic pollution

Côte d’Ivoire will host World Environment Day 2023 on June 5 with the theme of solutions to plastic pollution, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Côte d’Ivoire...

LASWA, group sensitise boat operators, passengers on menace of plastic pollution in Badagry

The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), in conjunction with Green Janitors Sustainable Initiative, on Friday, January 13, 2023, held a sensitisation programme for boat...

Investigation raises concerns over plastic waste accumulation on shores of Africa’s Rift Valley lakes

An investigation into the concentration of microplastics in some Africa Rift Valley lakes has found no traces of microplastics there. However, the plastic wastes...

Group builds toilets with waste plastic bottles to tackle pollution, open defecation

A group of environmental rights campaigners has announced a plan to launch their Plastic Eco-friendly Toilet (PET) project in response to the practice of...

INC-1: Groups rally govts to turn off the tap on plastics

Various environmental groups voiced their hopes for an ambitious treaty as governments assembled in Punta del Este, Uruguay, for the first session of the...

Employing clean-up intervention to evacuate plastic waste: An NGO initiative in Plateau

Mrs Ladi Anthony, a dry season farmer in Mazah community located in Jos North Local Government of Plateau State in Nigeria, has been experiencing...

Lagos residents urged to stop polluting the ocean with plastics

The Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has cautioned residents on the dangers of polluting the ocean with plastics. Mr Ibrahim Odumboni, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer...

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NCDMB to champion ‘Nigeria First’ policy in oil and gas sector

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has pledged its full commitment to implementing the recently introduced “Nigeria...
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Vaping in Nigeria: Green outside, deadly within

When, during the 1920s, the American public began to identify smoking as the cause of their persistent cough, throat...

NDC 3.0: Norway’s climate target falls short of 1.5°C ambition – 350.org

Norway has officially announced its national climate target or Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), which is the official climate action roadmap the...

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