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MILO packs switch from plastic to paper straws

MILO has switched from plastic to paper straws for its Ready-To-Drink (RTD) packs, a move described by the promoters as the first of its...
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Group seeks probe of crude oil leak in Bayelsa community

The Environmental Right Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has called for the investigation and public disclosure of oil leaks reported in Bayelsa communities.  The...
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Kano to install air monitoring equipment in motor parks to check pollution

The Kano State Government has concluded arrangements to install air monitoring equipment in motor parks, to control pollution and protect the environment, according to...
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Group gives Buhari seven days to release names of companies flaring gas

President Muhammadu Buhari has been asked to release details of companies flaring gas in Nigeria. The President, who doubles as the Petroleum Minister, was...
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Atmospheric research centre calls for consistency in air quality research

The Centre for Atmospheric Research, National Space Research and Development Agency (CAR-NASRDA), has called on government to support consistent research on air quality for...
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Nigeria spends millions cleaning oil spills – but illegal refiners are still in business

The sunrise in the morning of June 2, 2016, did not only bring vitamin D; it also brought hope to the Ogonis. That day,...
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141 NGOs seek moratorium on mining, oil and gas extraction in Greenland

Some 141 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from all over the world have called on the Greenlandic and Danish governments and the European Union to help...
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Govt urged to phase out single-use plastic now, not in 2028

There is an urgent need for the immediate phase-out of single-use plastic such as against the proposed 2028 deadline proposed in the National Policy...
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Art, film, wildlife drive Dan Yessa’s mission to inspire conservation among DRC’s youth

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