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World Oceans Day: Revisiting harmful practices in maritime environment

The 2022 World Oceans Day, themed: “Revitalisation and Collective Action for the Ocean”, was celebrated on June 8 in some of Nigeria’s littoral states...

World Oceans Day: Ocean Institute partners NIOMR to clean up Marwa Beach

The International Ocean Institute in partnership with Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR) embarked on a clean-up exercise at Marwa Beach in...

Stakeholders collaborate to tackle illegal, unregulated fishing in Nigeria

Stakeholders in the maritime industry have formed a collaboration to combat and eradicate illicit, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Nigerian waters. In establishing the...

China launches key river improvement programme in Yangtze River Delta

A key river improvement programme was launched in the Yangtze River Delta region on Monday, May 16, 2022, with China fast-tracking its water conservancy...

Palau conference: Nations promise billions for sustainable oceans

Nations and philanthropic organisations at the seventh Our Ocean conference in Palau have pledged to redouble their efforts to conserve the world’s oceans. The conference,...

UNESCO launches plan to boost World Heritage-listed reefs’ resilience

All World Heritage-listed reefs are said to be at risk of disappearing by the end of this century. On the occasion of the Our...

Leaders in fishing regions back protection of 30% of global oceans by 2030

Coastal community mayors and local government leaders from eight countries have called for both the protection and responsible use of coastal waters, which they...

Majority of UK citizens support moratorium on deep-sea mining – Poll

A U.K. public opinion poll released on Thursday, March 17, 2022 – the first to measure the country’s attitudes towards deep-sea mining – revealed...

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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

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