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Firm donates relief items to oil spill impacted communities in Delta

The Elcrest Exploration and Production Nigeria limited has presented various relief items to two communities in Gbetiokun, Delta State, recently affected by oil spill. The company...
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Afri-Plastics Challenge awards £750,000 to innovations tackling behaviour change to plastic usage

Fifteen teams of innovators from across sub-Saharan Africa have been named finalists in the Afri-Plastics Challenge with solutions that will change both the behaviour...
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SRADev seeks elimination of leaded paint in Nigeria

As countries work towards elimination of lead and its components in paint production due to its adverse effect on the health of man and...
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Govt urged to halt IOC divestments until degraded Niger Delta environments are fully restored

The Nigerian government has been told to halt the divestments by international oil companies (IOCs) operating in the Niger Delta until full consultations have...
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Group spotlights mercury-free alternatives in new study

In line with the celebration of National Poison Prevention Week, environmental watchdog group BAN Toxics has launched alternatives study titled “Mercury-Free Alternatives in the...
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Environmentalists want clear rules on export of used lithium-ion batteries to Africa

The export of used lithium-ion batteries for second-life applications from Europe to Africa must follow clear rules and be better controlled. This is what a...
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New rules restricting plastic trade are being ignored, claim groups

At the meeting of the Basel Convention, the Basel Action Network (BAN) and member organisations of the Break Free from Plastic movement (BFFP) in...
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Nnimmo Bassey: The Ikarama community paradox

There are communities in the Niger Delta that would compete to have the dubious notoriety of being the oil spills capital of the world...
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