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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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South Africa: Groups challenge lawfulness of approval for long-delayed Nuclear-1 project

Three environmental justice organisations have launched a High Court challenge to the environmental authorisation granted for Eskom’s proposed Nuclear-1...
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NCF appoints Kunle Olawoyin as new Director of Communications, Policy and Advocacy

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), Lagos-based environmental non-governmental organisation, has appointed Kunle Olawoyin as the new Director of Communications,...

SPE Nigeria to chart path beyond 3m bpd at OLEF 2026

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Nigeria Council has announced that the 2026 Oloibiri Lecture Series and Energy Forum...

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South Africa: Groups challenge lawfulness of approval for long-delayed Nuclear-1 project

Three environmental justice organisations have launched a High Court...

NCF appoints Kunle Olawoyin as new Director of Communications, Policy and Advocacy

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), Lagos-based environmental non-governmental organisation,...
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