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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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

Govts charged with policies for waste conversion into animal feeds, energy

The Federal and all State Governments have been called upon to put the necessary policies in place that will encourage local production of feed,...

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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

The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Lagos (UNILAG),...

After 37 fatalities, Nigeria seals mine over deadly gas leak

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