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Government urged to check high presence of microplastics in food chain, cosmetics

Prof. Babatunde Alo of the University of Lagos on Wednesday, July 4, 2018 urged the Federal Government to make concerted efforts to check the...

Indian state, Maharashtra, softens plastic ban after industry lobbying

The Western Indian state of Maharashtra has eased ban on single-use-plastic, just over a week after it was imposed, following what sources said was...

Australian plastics ban takes effect amid rage by shoppers

Australia’s biggest supermarket chains are scrambling to combat “bag rage” as frustrated shoppers vent their anger over the removal of single-use plastic bags. One man...

NBC restates commitment to pollution-free environment

The Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) has restated its commitment to environmental sustainability through various initiatives to stop waste pollution in the country. Mrs Sade Morgan,...

Shoprite to remove waste in communities in Nigeria, eight others

The Shoprite Group has concluded plans to stage what looks like Africa’s biggest clean-up at which over 6,000 people in nine countries are expected...

Shopping malls urged to establish plastics recycling plants

An ecologist, Mr Dennis Ugwuja, has urged shopping malls to establish plastics recycling plants to support the efforts to reduce plastic pollution in the...

Accurate data, collaboration necessary for waste management – Environmentalist

An environmentalist, Dr Abdulganiyu Adelopo, has said that effective waste management will require accurate data generation and collaboration with the academia. Adelopo, Quality Control Officer,...

Lagos, PSP operators still at loggerheads over refuse evacuation

The Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAM) says conditions of operation in Lagos State have become unsuitable and undermining its members’ jobs. Chairman of...

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Bill to establish oil and gas hospital in Delta passes 2nd reading in Senate

The Senate has passed for second reading, a bill seeking an act to establish the Federal Oil and Gas...
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Group renews commitment to environmental protection in Yobe

The Petroleum Environmental Solid Minerals Degradation Awareness Association (PESMDAA) has pledged to deepen advocacy for sustainable environmental practices in...

Charting climate ambition: Ghana prepares to update her NDCs

In 2016, Ghana was one of seven African countries that submitted their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), after the coming...

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Bill to establish oil and gas hospital in Delta passes 2nd reading in Senate

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