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Why burning of seized crude oil vessels is an environmental hazard – ERA/FoEN

The Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has criticised the burning and destruction of vessels laden with stolen crude oil, describing...

Reactions trail Amazon summit’s failure to commit to end oil and gas exploitation

The Amazon Summit concludes with some progress and a resounding absence. The final scenario is described as "hopeful but insufficient" by various civil and...

Group lauds Mamora for sponsoring National Tobacco Control Bill

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), an NGO, has lauded former minister, Sen. Olorunnimbe Mamora, for sponsoring the National Tobacco Control Bill. The...

Amazon summit fails to set concrete targets to stop deforestation

The eight nations that share the Amazon basin have come under fire for a joint declaration agreed at their summit in Brazil. The critics were...

Circular economy roundtable opens at UNILAG to promote sustainable waste management

The Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, says achieving local and global development goals will be facilitated with collaborative efforts of the...

Ohanaeze Ndigbo UK to plant 1m palm trees in South-East Nigeria

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo UK and Northern Ireland says it has concluded plans to plant one million palm trees in Nigeria as part of effort...

Climate change: Experts decry negligence of ‘vulnerable’ local people in intervention efforts

The Director, Centre for Climate Change and Development Alex Ekwueme Federal University (AE-FUNAI), Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke, has expressed dismay over the negligence of the...

Group lauds Philippines for third-year implementation of mercury convention

“After three years since the Philippines ratified the Minamata Convention on Mercury, we have seen the development and issuance of several policies to regulate...

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Overcrowding, urban growth accelerating infectious diseases in Nigeria – UNILAG VC

The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, says overcrowded communities in Nigeria, like those...
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After 37 fatalities, Nigeria seals mine over deadly gas leak

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has ordered the sealing of mining located in Zuraq, Wase...

Coalition commits to advancing climate justice in Nigeria

Nigeria Climate Justice Alliance (NCJA), a coalition of civil society organisations, community groups, youth movements, researchers, and media actors,...

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Overcrowding, urban growth accelerating infectious diseases in Nigeria – UNILAG VC

The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Lagos (UNILAG),...

After 37 fatalities, Nigeria seals mine over deadly gas leak

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake,...
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