Waste Management

Experts highlight economic benefits of wood, plastic wastes

Some experts on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 highlighted the economic benefits of wastes generated from wood and plastic, which they said that entrepreneurs could...

OANDO, NCF to take plastic recycling training to Lagos schools, communities

Seven public primary schools and their host communities in Lagos State are to undergo plastic recycling and waste management training initiated by the Nigerian...

Govts urged to adopt recycling policy in non degradable waste

Managing Director of Dow West Africa, Mr Edosa Obayagbona, on Friday, December 11, 2020 urged the Federal and State Governments to adopt circular economy...

Nigerians urged to be environmentally responsible

A non-governmental organisation (NGO), African Clean-up Initiative, has called on Nigerians to be environmentally responsible citizens within their homes and environment. Mr Alexander Akhigbe, Chief...

Ministry warns against indiscriminate dumping of refuse in dams

Director, Dams and Reservoir Operations in the Ministry of Water Resources, Mr Danjuma Madaki, has warned Nigerians to stop dumping refuse in dams across...

China to ban all imports of solid waste from 2021

China will ban all imports of solid waste from Jan. 1, 2021, authorities have said. The ban was inline, according to a notice issued by...

Firm emphasises sustainability amid group’s Kwara recycling facility tour

Following the response of Nigeria's former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, to a tweet by the leader of the PickThatTrash team in Kwara State,...

E-waste: Govt to implement GEF programme, targets 300 tonnes waste elimination

The Federal Government on Monday, November 23, 2020 said its Global Environmental Facility (GEF) implementation would target the elimination of 300 tonnes of...

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Unregulated food environment: Nigeria is eating itself to death

There is a quiet epidemic running alongside Nigeria's more publicised health crises. It does not arrive in sudden outbreaks...
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World Water Day: Alliance unveils upgraded global water standard

The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, announced the launch of Version 3.0 of the International Water Stewardship Standard,...

Zambian authorities seize half-a-tonne of ivory tusks smuggled by cross-border trafficking syndicate

Acting on intelligence provided by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), Zambian law enforcement agents raided a house in...

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Unregulated food environment: Nigeria is eating itself to death

There is a quiet epidemic running alongside Nigeria's more...

World Water Day: Alliance unveils upgraded global water standard

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