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AfDB approves $24.7m for water, sanitation in South Sudan

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on June 20, 2019 approved a proposal to commit $24.7 million to finance the...

Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso delegates share knowledge on innovative sanitation approach

Delegations from Senegal and Cote d’Ivoire have visited the Bobo-Dioulasso sanitation facility in Burkina Faso to share learnings to improve sanitation in their own country. Organised by...

Global leaders join forces at World Water Week in Stockholm

Renowned water experts and international decision-makers will meet in Stockholm, Sweden from August 25 to 30, 2019 to discuss what is increasingly seen as one of...

Plateau ignores activists’ protests, passes bill to privatise water

The Plateau State House of Assembly on Thursday, May 30, 2019 passed the bill seeking to privatise the water sector, ignoring vehement protests by...

Open defecation: Govt to provide public toilet facilities nationwide

In a bid to free Nigeria from the menace of open defecation, the Federal Government on Monday pledged to provide public toilet facilities across the nation. Mr...

47m Nigerians indulge in open defecation – UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that not less than 47 million Nigerians still indulge in open defecation in the country. Mr Bioye Ogunjobi, Water...

EU sends fresh warning to Germany on nitrate levels in groundwater

The European Commission might consider further legal action, possibly leading to fines, against Germany if it does not reduce nitrate levels in its groundwater, a commission...

Group wants Plateau Assembly to suspend passage of ‘anti-people’ water bill

A not-for-profit outfit, Coalition of Civil Society for Good Governance, has urged the Plateau State House of Assembly to suspend moves to pass a bill seeking...

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Germany to legalise underground CO2 storage in climate drive

The German Government approved on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, draft legislation that would legalise the underground storage of carbon...
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World Decarbonisation Day: Group urges sustainable awareness creation

The Women in Oil and Gas (WEOG) has stressed the need for sustainable awareness creation in promoting climate action...

Vehicular emissions responsible for 70% of Lagos choking smog – LASEPA

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has revealed that vehicle emissions are responsible for approximately 70 per cent...

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