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Rethinking waste management: Modern solutions for Nigeria

It has become a tradition for state governments in Nigeria to give directives to open blocked drainages in preparation for the rainy season. While...

Experts decry indiscriminate dumping of wastes in FCT

Abuja-based environment sector experts have decried the indiscriminate dumping of wastes in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The experts, who spoke to in separate interviews,...

Ecocykle: Utilising youth engagement to promote Nigeria’s waste management sector

To help young people understand the importance of effective waste management in accelerating economic growth and sustainable living, the Ecocykle Development Foundation (EDF) has...

‘Mai Bola’: Public nuisance or waste management partners?

Recently, the activities of informal waste collectors, also known as mai bola or mai shara, have come under heavy scrutiny by residents of the Federal Capital Territory...

LAWMA implicated as Lagos residents lament over stench from refuse dump

Residents of Albert Okolo Street, Canal View Estate, Oke-afa, Isolo, Lagos, have complained over the stench from refuse dumps in front of an uncompleted...

Nigeria, Germany launch battery recycling collaboration

Improving battery recycling in Nigeria, raising labour and environmental standards, and establishing sustainable trade flows for raw materials – these are the declared aims...

International Waste Pickers Day: Waste pickers’ role in circular economy outlined

Having recognised the roles played by waste pickers in the society and in its drive towards proper plastic waste management, the Sustainable Research and...

Lagos, Ghanaian firm collaborate on solid, liquid waste treatment

The Lagos State Government and a waste management company from Ghana, Jospong Group, on Monday, February 26, 2024, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...

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Overcrowding, urban growth accelerating infectious diseases in Nigeria – UNILAG VC

The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, says overcrowded communities in Nigeria, like those...
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After 37 fatalities, Nigeria seals mine over deadly gas leak

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has ordered the sealing of mining located in Zuraq, Wase...

Coalition commits to advancing climate justice in Nigeria

Nigeria Climate Justice Alliance (NCJA), a coalition of civil society organisations, community groups, youth movements, researchers, and media actors,...

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Overcrowding, urban growth accelerating infectious diseases in Nigeria – UNILAG VC

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