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Styrofoam ban: Group urges govt to replicate Lagos action to save environment

An advocacy group, Joint Action for Good Governance (JAGG), has urged the Federal Government to toe the example of Lagos state by implementing a...

Michael Simire - January 26, 2024

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Lagos council urges compliance with ban on styrofoam, single-use plastic

The Chairman, Isolo Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos State, Mr Olasoju Adebayo, has urged residents to comply with the ban on usage of ...

Michael Simire - January 25, 2024

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Lagos says no going back on styrofoam products ban

The Lagos State Government says there is no going back on the total ban on the usage and distribution of styrofoam in the state. Commissioner...

Michael Simire - January 25, 2024

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Students trained on up-cycling to address plastic pollution in Kwara

The Green Globe Initiative (GGI), an environmental NGO, has trained students of some selected secondary schools in Ilorin on up-cycling of plastics into flowerpots...

Michael Simire - January 24, 2024

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Single-use plastic, styrofoam ban long overdue, environmentalists say

Some environmentalists have lauded the recent ban of single-use plastic and styrofoam by the Lagos State Government, stating that the ban was long overdue. The...

Michael Simire - January 23, 2024

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Lagos ban on plastic containers well-intentioned, but … – US-Nigeria Trade Council

The U.S.-Nigeria Trade Council USA says the Lagos State Government’s sudden ban on single-use plastic containers, though well intentioned, could have adverse economic effects. Mr...

Michael Simire - January 23, 2024

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Lagos plastics ban: Bold step towards environmental sustainability – Ikenna

The recent announcement by the Lagos State Government to impose an immediate ban on styrofoam and single-use plastics is a bold but necessary one....

Michael Simire - January 22, 2024

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Waste pickers: Middlemen fostering a cleaner Lagos

Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria and the economic hub of West Africa is currently the most populous city in Africa, it has a...

Michael Simire - January 17, 2024

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