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24b tons of top soil lost to plastic pollution annually

A don, Prof. Dele Olowokudejo, says that plastic pollution leads to loss of 24 billion tons of top soil annually worldwide. Olowokudejo, who is of...

Bayelsa moves to check activities of illegal refineries to curb pollution

The Bayelsa State Government has announced plans to set up a task force to protect its environment by checking activities of illegal crude oil...

Orelope-Adefulire charges stakeholders to beat plastic pollution

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, has called on stakeholders to support the drive to...

Ogun cautions residents against plastic pollution

The Ogun State Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Bolaji Oyeleye, has cautioned the residents of the state against dumping used plastic sachet and bottles into...

Music video highlights health hazards, sufferings associated with unclean cooking

The Nigerian Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, in partnership with the International Centre for Energy Environment and Development and Heinrich Boell Foundation, launched the “No...

Businesses, cities, regions urged to disclose their carbon pollution

Governor of California State, Edmund G. Brown Jr.; United Nations Climate Change Executive Secretary, Patricia Espinosa; and Mahindra Group CEO, Anand Mahindra, have joined forces...

ILO underlines need to curb plastics pollution

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Tuesday, June 5 underscored the need to curb plastics pollution globally, as the world marks the 2018 World...

UNILAG generates 2.5 tons of plastic waste daily, says official

The University of Lagos, Akoka (UNILAG) has appealed to Lagos residents to reduce the use of plastic to protect the environment from further degradation. The...

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Flooding: NOA identifies, sensitises high risk prone communities in FCT

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has called on high risk flood prone communities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),...
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Pollution: Lagos, stakeholders urge residents to obey environmental laws

The Lagos State Government (LASG) has urged residents to comply with environmental laws by maintaining a clean environment to...

Climate change: Group plants 100,000 trees in Jigawa

Partnership for Development Action (PADAC) Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, has begun planting of 100,000 tree seedlings to mitigate climate...

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Flooding: NOA identifies, sensitises high risk prone communities in FCT

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Pollution: Lagos, stakeholders urge residents to obey environmental laws

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