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Bangkok, world car free day to reduce traffic congestion, pollution

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) in Thailand has announced it will organise Bangkok Car Free Day 2019 to reduce traffic congestion, pollution and save...

NNPC, NOSDRA partner to mitigate incidence of oil spillage

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) have said they will partner to check the incidences of...

German environment agency demands higher tax for dirty cars

The German Environment Agency has advocated making cars with high carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions more expensive given the boom in the purchase of sport utility vehicles...

Fishermen flay spill, urge ExxonMobil to clean Niger Delta

The Artisan Fishermen Association of Nigeria (ARFAN) has asked ExxonMobil to as a matter of urgency clean up the Niger Delta and rid it of “environmental hazards...

Namibia to ban plastic bags by 2022

Namibia is set to ban the use of plastic bags by 2022, the Minister of Environment and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta, said on Thursday, July 25, 2019. Shifeta...

Govts urged to align with UN’s Clean Air Initiative

Ahead of the upcoming 2019 Climate Action Summit, the United Nations, the World Health Organisation (WHO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) and Climate and Clean...

Govt moves to integrate stakeholder consultations in Ogoni clean-up

The Federal Government has designed policies and procedures to incorporate stakeholder consultations into the Ogoni clean-up programmes. Project Coordinator, Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), Dr. Marvin Barinem Dekil,...

Sanwo-Olu laments menace of plastic pollution

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 urged industrial organisations to develop alternatives to plastic bottles and other non-degradable items constituting major...

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Media sustainability: Soneye advocates tax reliefs, independent fund for journalism

Former Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Mr. Femi Soneye, has called...
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South African Police busts international rhino horn syndicate, arrests six

The South African Police Service’s Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (the Hawks) has struck a major blow against international...

World Humanitarian Day: Nigeria, UN seek protection of humanitarian workers, women, girls

Commemorating the World Humanitarian Day 2025, the Federal Government of Nigeria, the UN system and humanitarian partners have called...

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Media sustainability: Soneye advocates tax reliefs, independent fund for journalism

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