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Waste Management

Ecologist urges government to enforce waste disposal laws

An ecologist, Mr Abdullahi Aremu, has urged the government to enforce the extant waste disposal laws and sanction those flouting the regulations. Aremu, who is...

Computers to cease poisoning environment as Rwanda unveils e-waste recycling plant

As African countries embrace the latest technology that includes use of phones, computers and other electronic gadgets, quite a number have however not thought ...

How I started ‘Pick That Trash’ with a single tweet – Oby Ezekwesili

Recently some members of the Abuja Pick That Trash movement (Trash Haters, as they are called) met with the initiator, Oby Ezekwesili, in Abuja to...

UNEP recommends public/private partnerships against hazardous waste

The Africa regional director of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Julliette Biao Koudenoukpo, has called on African countries that have ratified the Bamako Convention to...

We disposed 17,440 tonnes of waste in 2017, says Jigawa EPA

The Jigawa State Environmental Protection Agency (JISEPA) says it collected and disposed 17,440 tonnes of waste across the 26 Local Government Areas of the...

Lagos arrests cart pushers, residents for dumping waste on road medians, canals

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 arrested a total of 24 persons including cart pushers, street traders and some residents for...

Government reduces poverty through waste-to-wealth programme

The Federal Government on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 said it would intensify efforts to ensure its “waste-to-wealth” programme alleviates poverty in the country. Mr Abayomi...

Group wants government to establish electronics recycling plants

A non-governmental organisation (NGO), the Society for the Promotion of People’s Rights, has called on the Federal Government to set up special recycling plants...

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Govt inaugurates Nigerian Defence Academy solar plant to curb power challenges

The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna is now celebrating what looks like a historic milestone with the commissioning...
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Don advocates mangroves restoration to tackle climate change

Vice-Chancellor, Hensard University, Toru-Orua, Bayelsa State, Prof. Dileep Kumar, has advocated mangroves restoration to propagate climate action in Nigeria. Kumar...

NiMet forecasts three-day sunshine, cloudiness starting on Sunday

The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunny and cloudy weather conditions, with thunderstorms, across the country from Sunday,...

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Govt inaugurates Nigerian Defence Academy solar plant to curb power challenges

The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna is now...

Don advocates mangroves restoration to tackle climate change

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