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Climate Change

How South Korea is climate-proofing forests, communities against fire

Armed with clipboards and cameras, the scientists from the Baekdudaegan National Arboretum climbed slowly up a steep hillside in Uljin, a county in the...
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Disaster Risk Management

Group seeks urgent action on crude oil induced fire outbreak in Rivers community

The Environmental Defenders Network (EDEN) has called for urgent intervention by the relevant authorities to stop the oil spill from a leaking well head...
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Oil & Gas

NNPC has deployed team to contain fire outbreak at Akaso Wellhead – NUPRC

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has reported a fire incident on Akaso 4 Wellhead, operated by the NNPC 18 Operating Limited. Mrs Olaide...
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Disaster Risk Management

Fire outbreak: Dangote Refinery raises environmental risks concerns

On June 26, 2024, Nigeria witnessed a fire outbreak at the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals Company in the Lekki Free Trade Zone, Lagos. Fortunately,...
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Disaster Risk Management

Fires on the rise in Brazil’s Amazon despite ban

In spite of a ban, the number of fires in Brazil’s Amazon region continues to rise, according to official figures released Saturday, August 1,...
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Cover

Rivers community deserted as Agip flow station burns

Akalaolu is a small, sleepy and somewhat peaceful town in Ahoada Local Government Council of Rivers State. It could have passed unnoticed in the...
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Business

Fatalities as fire guts plaza in Lagos Balogun Market

Several people were feared dead and others injured when a six-storey plaza in the heart of the popular Balogun Market in Lagos State was...
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Disaster Risk Management

NEMA mobilises stakeholders for disaster preparedness, response

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has emphasised the need for synergy and proactiveness among disaster managers to boost...
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Water & Sanitation

Oyo introduces daily environmental sanitation exercise

The Oyo State Government has introduced a daily environmental sanitation exercise monitoring and enforcement system to ensure a cleaner...
Human Settlement

Foundation warns of deepening urban planning crisis, calls for urgent reforms

The Nathaniel Atebije Foundation for Planning Advocacy (NAFPA), has called for immediate national attention to the deepening crisis in...

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Disaster Risk Management

NEMA mobilises stakeholders for disaster preparedness, response

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has emphasised the...
Water & Sanitation

Oyo introduces daily environmental sanitation exercise

The Oyo State Government has introduced a daily environmental...