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NOSDRA vows to go after oil spillers, pipeline vandals

The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has vowed to go after oil spillers, tankers and pipeline vandals in the country, irrespective...

Oil spill: House Committee on Environment summons NNPC

The House of Representatives Committee on Environment has invited the NNPC Eighteen Operating Ltd to appear before it on March 4, 2025. Rep. Julius Pondi,...

Closing in on an end to plastic pollution

After two years of talks, we are closer to securing a treaty for the ages. One that hits the problem of plastic pollution hard...

Noise pollution: NESERA urges prompt report of environmental violations

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has called on Nigerians to promptly report environmental violations to the agency. Dr Innocent Barikor, the Director-General,...

Noise pollution poses grave risks to public health, stakeholders warn

Some health stakeholders say noise pollution is a significant, yet overlooked public health issue. Speaking in an interview on Sunday, January 26, 2025, in Abuja,...

Exposing Benin City’s toxic waste crisis and the way forward

In the heart of Benin City, the capital of Edo State, lies the Ikpoba Slope community, a neighourhood affected by environmental pollution. Once a thriving...

NESREA advocates for implementation of EPR to combat plastic pollution

Nigerian plastic manufacturers have been reminded by the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) that their participation in the Extended Producer Responsibility...

Pollution: Govt restates commitment to clean, safe environment

The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment towards attaining a clean, safe and sustainable environment in Nigeria. Minister of Environment, Malam Balarabe Lawal, stated this...

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England adopts implementing rules for gene edited crops

 Two years after the primary legislation was passed in March 2023, England’s implementing rules for the cultivation of gene...
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Govt inaugurates Nigerian Defence Academy solar plant to curb power challenges

The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna is now celebrating what looks like a historic milestone with the commissioning...

Don advocates mangroves restoration to tackle climate change

Vice-Chancellor, Hensard University, Toru-Orua, Bayelsa State, Prof. Dileep Kumar, has advocated mangroves restoration to propagate climate action in Nigeria. Kumar...

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England adopts implementing rules for gene edited crops

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Govt inaugurates Nigerian Defence Academy solar plant to curb power challenges

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