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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...

UK grants £11.6m to local authorities to tackle air pollution

Local authorities across England have been granted more than £11 million in government funding to deliver projects to improve air quality. The money, from the...

Fertiliser producer indicates non-involvement in Rivers soot emission

As the Rivers State Government battles soot emission in Port Harcourt and parts of the state, Indorama Nigeria, producers of polymer and urea fertiliser,...

OML 29 well leak: Impacted communities express concerns over air toxicity

The people of Nembe Basamri in Bayelsa State on Thursday, November 19, 2021 expressed concerns over the air toxicity following prolonged exposure to gas...

Air Pollution: South-South needs special attention – NEMA

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says residents of the South-South Zone need special attention due to air pollution in the area. NEMA’s Director-General, Mr...

Air pollution: Don seeks strengthened emission control laws, testing

A Professor of Environmental Management and Control, Prof. Christian Madu, has urged the federal and state governments to strengthen all existing emission control laws...

Indonesia court finds president negligent in air pollution lawsuit

An Indonesian court ordered on Thursday, September 16, 2021 President Joko Widodo and other senior government officials to improve the hazardous air quality of...

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TechnoServe, Coca-Cola Foundation launch PReP 2.0 to help scale plastic recycling in Nigeria

Building on the success of the first phase of the Plastic Recycling Program in Southern Nigeria (PReP), international nonprofit,...
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40 migratory animal species receive new, upgraded protection at close of UN meeting in Brazil

Confronted with stark new evidence that many migratory species are moving closer to extinction, governments at a major UN...

CAPPA urges govt to increase tobacco control budget

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has renewed its call on the Federal Government to significantly increase budgetary...

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40 migratory animal species receive new, upgraded protection at close of UN meeting in Brazil

Confronted with stark new evidence that many migratory species...