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Yabatech rector tasks students, researchers on waste-to-energy project

The Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) in Lagos has charged students and researchers to maximise opportunities presented by its Plastogas project, an innovative waste-to-energy...

Lagos generates 13,000 tonnes of waste daily

Lagos State generates an average of 13,000 tonnes of waste daily, the state waste management agency has said. Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, Managing Director of Lagos...

Zero Waste Day: GAIA seeks ban on dumping of unusable secondhand clothes in Africa

Global Action Against Incinerator Alliance (GAIA Africa) has called for ban on importation of unmanageable second-hand clothing that cannot be reused, repurposed, or recycled in...

Cleaner Lagos: LAWMA to lease compactor trucks to PSP operators

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) is to procure compactor trucks and lease them to Private Sector Participation (PSP) operators in waste management to...

Zero Waste Day: LAWMA to tackle 1,040 tonnes daily textile waste

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) says it is taking steps to tackle the environmental impact of 1,040 tonnes of textile waste generated daily...

Lagos partners Dutch firm, Sweden on waste-to-energy plants

The Lagos State Government is to set up waste-to-energy plants in strategic places in an effort to effectively manage waste. Managing Director and Chief Executive...

SRADev unveils facility in Lagos estate to promote effective waste management 

The Sustainable Research and Action for Environmental Development (SRADev Nigeria) has partnered Oko Oba GRA Scheme 1 Housing Estate, Agege, Lagos, to launch the...

Unsustainable fashion, textiles in focus for International Day of Zero Waste 2025

Ahead of the International Day of Zero Waste 2025, events in Nairobi, New York and across the world have shone a spotlight on waste in...

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New report reveals Pacific leadership on climate ahead of NDC 3.0 deadline

A new publication by the UN Climate Change Regional Collaboration Centre for Asia and the Pacific reveals that Pacific Island countries are making...
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Spain, Brazil push global action to tax the super-rich, curb inequality

Spain and Brazil on July 1, 2025, launched a joint initiative to promote higher tax contributions from the super-rich...

Groups flay abductions, killings of human rights defenders in Kenya

Human rights groups across Africa are horrified by the continued crackdown on peaceful protests and the abduction and detention...

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New report reveals Pacific leadership on climate ahead of NDC 3.0 deadline

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