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Plastic pollution: Bottling firm opens recycling bank in Lagos

The Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Ltd. has inaugurated a recycling bank in Lagos in furtherance of its commitment to collecting and recycling a bottle...

Lagos commences enforcement of ban on styrofoam on Monday

The Lagos State Government has said that it will start full enforcement of the ban on usage and distribution of styrofoam food containers on...

EnviroNews Advocacy frowns at dumping of refuse in Ogunpa River channels

The EnviroNews Advocacy & Campaigns for Sustainability, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has urged residents of Ibadan in Oyo State to prevent the outbreak of...

Waste evacuation tariff: Lawyer charges Oshodi residents on court order

A legal practitioner, Mr David Fatile, has called on some residents of communities in Oshodi area of Lagos State to obey court order on...

Sachet and PET bottles ban: Implications for environment, unemployment

Iya Semiu, as she is popularly called, sits in her makeshift shop at Jabi garage, a bustling motor park in Abuja metropolis, displaying her...

Ban on single-use plastics: Good for environment, bad for business?

On Jan. 21, 2024, the Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, announced the ban on the usage and...

Styrofoam: Community leaders back Lagos on ban, urge compliance

Community Leaders in Lagos State have commended the recent ban on styrofoam and single-use plastics by the state government. Some of the community leaders, who...

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...

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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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