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Yearly Archives: 2016

Lagos unveils new system of managing solid wastes

Lagos State government has unveiled a new system of managing solid wastes in state that involves deploying sanitary officers in all the wards, recycling ...

Companies must halt deforestation to safegauard revenues

Global companies – including Colgate Palmolive, L'Oréal, McDonald’s Corporation and Marks & Spencer – report in a new study released on Monday, December 5, 2016 that, on average,...

Government overhauls solid waste management, unveils ‘Cleaner Lagos Initiative’

A package of reforms in the wobbly waste management sector, designed to transform the environment and economy of the bustling city-state, was unveiled on...

Why a Nigeria without oil is possible

Dr Godwin Uyi Ojo, Executive Director, Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), says at the public presentation of a book titled “Nigeria...

Shell boosts geology studies at OAU

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC) Joint Venture has donated modern geophysical equipment, accessories and books to the Department of Geology, Obafemi...

Community, workers collaborate to tackle infant, maternal mortality

In a bid to check high child and maternal mortality in Lagos, locals in communities have forged a harmonious collaboration with health workers in...

Legislators asked to remove probing water provision in Lagos budget

Civil society and labour activists have demanded that the Lagos State House of Assembly (LSHA) should reject a recommendation in the 2017 budget proposal...

Michael Bloomberg to commit $360m to global tobacco fight

Former New York City Mayor and philanthropist, Michael R. Bloomberg, on Monday, 5 December 2016, announced that he is committing an additional $360 million...

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G7 urged to tax fossil fuel windfall profits amid surging oil prices

G7 countries were on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, urged to enact a windfall tax or tax on the excess...
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South Africa: Budget 2026 fails to fast-track just transition, tackle inequality – Group

In a period of economic uncertainty and escalating climate impacts, The Green Connection is of the opinion that South Africa's Budget 2026 misses...

100 European businesses urge EU leaders to back carbon market

More than 100 companies have called on leaders of the European Union (EU) to reaffirm support for the bloc’s...

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G7 urged to tax fossil fuel windfall profits amid surging oil prices

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South Africa: Budget 2026 fails to fast-track just transition, tackle inequality – Group

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