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Monthly Archives: June, 2018

Liverpool to host global observance of 2018 World Cities Day

The 2018 World Cities Day global observance will be held in Liverpool, United Kingdom, on October 31. The announcement was made by the Mayor of Liverpool,...

GCF, GEF harmonise steps to follow developing country lead in climate finance

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) have agreed to take joint steps to improve climate finance flows to best...

Every lead poisoned child will be treated, says government

The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 in Abuja said it would ensure that no lead poison remained in...

New drug to curb post-childbirth bleeding unveiled

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that a new drug – Carbetocin – has the potential to save thousands of women’s lives in...

Shopping malls urged to establish plastics recycling plants

An ecologist, Mr Dennis Ugwuja, has urged shopping malls to establish plastics recycling plants to support the efforts to reduce plastic pollution in the...

FAO targets 149,730 households in 2018 northeast rainy season farming

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says it plans to assist more than one million people in the northeast to grow between six and...

UN charges Nigeria on speedy Ogoni clean-up, desert restoration

Two UN agencies, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and UN Environment, have commended Nigeria’s efforts at adopting global solutions towards creating a safe, secured and sustainable...

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World Environment Day: Foundation inspires Mushin youth, traders to beat plastic pollution

Nigeria generates an estimated 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste annually, of which only 12% is recycled. The remaining...
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Millions seek solutions to plastic pollution on World Environment Day

Over 150 countries are expected to participate in the 2023 World Environment Day celebrations on Monday, June 5, while millions...

World Environment Day: Group urges styrofoam ban to combat environmental degradation

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), a non-governmental organisation dedicated to environmental protection, has called for...

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World Environment Day: Foundation inspires Mushin youth, traders to beat plastic pollution

Nigeria generates an estimated 2.5 million tonnes of plastic...

Millions seek solutions to plastic pollution on World Environment Day

Over 150 countries are expected to participate in the...