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Lagos loses 22,500 children to air pollution in 2021 – LASEPA

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) says that 22,500 children died from air pollution in the state in 2021. It stated that the figure...

Lagos, others sign air quality declaration to improve health, climate

Gov. Babajide Sanwu-Olu of Lagos State has signed the C40 Clean Air Cities Declaration alongside Abidjan, Accra, Addis Ababa, Dakar, Ekurhuleni, Freetown, Johannesburg, Nairobi,...

Lagos charges residents to obey air quality guidelines

The Lagos State Government has urged residents to obey the guidelines and policies in place for improved air quality in the state. Commissioner for Health,...

Air pollution responsible for 180,000 excess deaths in tropical cities – Study

A study published on Friday, April 8, 2022, in Science Advances, has revealed rapid degradation in air quality and increases in urban exposure to air...

World Health Day: Billions of people still breathe unhealthy air – WHO

Almost the entire global population (99%) breathes air that exceeds World Health Organisation (WHO) air quality limits and threatens their health. A record number of...

Most EU city dwellers still live with high pollution levels

In spite improvements in air quality, most people in Europe’s population centres continue to be exposed to air pollution that is harmful to health. Ninety-six...

Residents worry over gas leakage in Yenagoa

Residents of Azikoro and nearby settlements in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, expressed concerns over poor air...

No country met air quality standards in 2021 – WHO

A survey of pollution data in 6,475 cities on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, showed that no country met the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) air...

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Nigeria’s health sector gains amid strikes

Nigeria’s health sector in 2025 recorded notable progress in infrastructure, emergency care, insurance expansion, and service utilisation, yet persistent...
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Anambra community urges govt to tackle erosion displacing residents

Residents of Enugwu-Nanka Village in Orumba North Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra State have sought government’s intervention to...

A breakthrough on plastic pollution remains within reach – Andersen

At the resumed fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), in February 2022, the world came together and...

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Nigeria’s health sector gains amid strikes

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Anambra community urges govt to tackle erosion displacing residents

Residents of Enugwu-Nanka Village in Orumba North Local Government...
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