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Bayelsa: NGOs unite against oil exploration impact on Oloibiri communities

Two NGOs, the Community Environment and Development Network (CEDEN) and Media Awareness and Justice Initiative, are joining forces to combat the effects of oil...

Lagos residents lament air pollution, seek stricter law enforcement

As Lagos continues to battle environmental challenges associated with its rapid urbanisation, residents across the state have raised concerns over its worsening air quality,...

Nigerian rivers face pollution challenges — Environmentalist

An environmentalist with the Lower Niger River Basin Authority (LNRBA), Dr Olabisi Awoniyi, has warned that Nigerian rivers continue to face serious pollution challenges. In...

Waste to wealth: Turning gas flaring into opportunity in Niger Delta

For more than 50 years, gas flaring has scarred the Niger-Delta. Flames rent the skies, wealth is burnt, air and water poison released as a...

Weary host communities collaborate to tackle polluting oil firms

In the face of divestment plans of multinational oil companies in the Niger Delta especially Shell, and the transfer of assets to indigenous companies, stakeholders have called on all...

How can football clubs in Nigeria get behind the new zero-plastic incentive

Plastic pollution is one of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges, and Nigeria, like many other nations, has been working to address its share...

UNEP: Better data driving action on methane emissions

Government and industry responses to UNEP’s more than 3,500 satellite methane alerts climbed from one to 12 per cent in the past year. Nevertheless,...

Toxic haze chokes Indian capital

India's capital New Delhi was shrouded in a thick, toxic haze on Monday, October 20, 2025, as air pollution levels soared to more than...

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Don, stakeholders call for stronger enforcement of environmental laws in Niger Delta

A lecturer at the University of Port Harcourt, Prof. Ibibia Worika, has called for stronger implementation of legal and...
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Nigeria’s obesity crisis: Experts urge immediate action

Nigeria is experiencing a rising obesity epidemic, prompting healthcare experts to urge immediate action to prevent, manage, and mitigate...

Diesel passes €2 per litre in Germany due to war in Iran

The price of diesel in Germany has climbed to more than €2 ($2.32) per litre as a result of...

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Don, stakeholders call for stronger enforcement of environmental laws in Niger Delta

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