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Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara restrategise to combat flood amidst persistent downpour

Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara State Governments have embarked on awareness campaigns and reactivation of disaster response teams as part of strategies to curb the...

Countries fail to agree on treaty to end plastic pollution at Geneva talks

After days of intense negotiations in Geneva, efforts to secure a global treaty to end plastic pollution ended on Friday, August 15, 2025, without...

INC-5.2: Global South Member States, CSOs demand strong ambition to secure a robust plastic treaty

Demonstrating strong unity, Global South Member States and Civil Society called for ambitious, legally binding global measures to curb plastic production, in a media briefing on...

Plastics Treaty talks nearing collapse as nations remain deadlocked on production

Talks on the world’s first legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution are hanging in the balance with just two days left before the deadline and...

Govts supported plastic production with $80bn in 2024 – Report

A new report has found that governments around the world in 2024 provided $80 billion to support production of primary plastic polymers - essentially...

BP defies UK govt to reopen North Sea Oil Field 

BP is to reopen a key North Sea field and pump new oil and gas for at least a decade, despite Energy Secretary Ed...

Poor enforcement threatens Lagos single-use plastics ban

Some Lagos residents have expressed concerns over the wide usage of Single-Use Plastics (SUPs) across markets, parties and retail spaces in the state in...

INC-5.2: World not on track to deliver plastic treaty, lament CSOs, urge negotiators to ‘fix the process’

Four days into the final Global Plastics Treaty negotiations in Geneva, civil society organisations (CSOs) are bothered that the world is not on track...

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UN Body sets fast-track plan to deliver high-quality credits under Paris Agreement

Efforts to implement the Paris Agreement’s new carbon market gathered pace last week, as the UN Body overseeing the work agreed on an accelerated plan to deliver high-quality carbon credits.  Now...
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Students express confidence in GMOs, want more enlightenment campaign

Students at the University of Abuja have expressed confidence in Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) following an intensive interactive session...

PETROAN, RMAFC hail Tinubu for oil revenue remittance order

The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has described the Federal Government’s Executive Order No. 9...

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UN Body sets fast-track plan to deliver high-quality credits under Paris Agreement

Efforts to implement the Paris Agreement’s new carbon market gathered pace last week,...

Students express confidence in GMOs, want more enlightenment campaign

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