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Association expresses concern over indiscriminate dumping of refuse in Onitsha

National Association of Seadogs, on Monday, June 19, 2023, in Onitsha, expressed concern over indiscriminate dumping of refuse in undesignated locations in the Anambra...

Sterling One Foundation to adopt 15 new beaches for clean-up

Sterling One Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, says it is proposing to adopt about 15 more beaches for clean-up along the Lagos coastlines. Mrs Olapeju Ibekwe,...

Woman bags 144 hrs of community service for depositing wastes into drains

A mobile court has sentenced a woman, Rukayat Oderinde to 144 hours of community service for emptying her wastes into a drainage channel at...

World Environment Day: How Nigeria can combat plastic waste pollution – AfDB

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says addressing plastic pollution requires effective multi-stakeholder partnerships among the government, private sector, youth groups and civil society organisations ...

World Environment Day: NEST underlines need to facilitate local action on plastic waste management pillars

In commemoration of World Environment Day 2023, the Nigerian Environmental Study Action Team (NEST) has stressed the need to facilitate local action on the...

Sanwo-Olu seeks support in plastic waste management

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, June 5, 2023, appealed for support of Lagos residents towards proper plastic waste management for a...

Germany’s plastic waste exports drop by 51% in last decade

Germany has exported significantly less plastic waste abroad in recent years, the Federal Statistical Office announced in Wiesbaden on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. About 745,100...

World Environment Day: Foundation inspires Mushin youth, traders to beat plastic pollution

Nigeria generates an estimated 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste annually, of which only 12% is recycled. The remaining 88% of plastic waste ends...

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UCLG Africa: North Africa selects representatives for continental, global bodies

The pan-African organisation United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) held its Regional Caucus for North Africa...
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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...

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...

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UCLG Africa: North Africa selects representatives for continental, global bodies

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