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Plastic pollution negotiations adjourn with new text and a follow-up session planned

Countries negotiating an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, adjourned their fifth session on Sunday, December 1, 2024, with agreement...
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INC-5: Nigeria, 84 others support ‘Standing up for Ambition’

Nigeria and 84 other countries taking part in the ongoing INC-5 negotiations in Busan have expressed support for the "Standing up for Ambition", a...
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Stakeholders urge Nigerian govt to ban single-use plastics from 2025

A team of stakeholders comprising journalists and civil society, who gathered from November 28 to 29, 2024, in Lagos at a media capacity building...
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INC-5: Why plastic credits, bonds shouldn’t be included in global plastic treaty 

As the INC-5 negotiations move closer to the finish line in Busan, Korea, environmental justice and worker organisations have joined to demand that nations...
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Nasarawa Assembly lauded for summoning Chinese firm over mining pollution

Environmental advocacy groups have given the thumbs up to the Nasarawa State House of Assembly for summoning Chinese firm - Multiverse Synee Mining Company...
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Nasarawa Assembly set to identify, reprimand erring mining companies

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly is set to conduct a fact-finding visit to Abuni and Uke districts in Awe and Karu Local Government...
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Crude oil spills in Ogboinbiri community in Bayelsa now a routine, group alerts

The incessant oil spills in Ogboinbiri Community in Southern Ijaw LGA of Bayelsa State has nowbecome a monthly occurrence, with the most recent happening...
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INC-5: Why world needs an ambitious Global Plastic Pollution Treaty – WWF

Coming on the heels of lackluster performances at two major global environmental summits on nature and climate, INC-5 - the fifth and final round...
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Mixed compliance greets sanitation exercise as Lagos introduces incentives for cleanest council

The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, says the government will introduce incentives to...
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President Bola Tinubu on Friday, April 24, 2026, administered the oath of office to Dr Muttaqha Darma as the...
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