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Govt reaffirms commitment to Ogoni cleanup, inaugurates two water projects

The Federal Government on Thursday, February 27, 2025, reaffirmed its commitment to the Ogoni cleanup and inaugurated two additional water schemes in Beeri, Khana...

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...

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BATN Foundation commissions solar-powered borehole tó end 30-year water crisis in Kano community

 “For 30 years, we fetched water from far places, paying N100naira for a jerrican of water that wasn’t even...
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BATN Foundation, SwagCo flag off Maize Micro-Enterprise Project to empower Ekiti farmers

In a landmark move to boost food security and rural livelihoods, the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF) in...

NBSAP: A welcome step toward food sovereignty, biosafety

Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) commends the Federal Government for endorsing the revised National Biodiversity Strategy and Action...

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