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Group spotlights mercury-free alternatives in new study

In line with the celebration of National Poison Prevention Week, environmental watchdog group BAN Toxics has launched alternatives study titled “Mercury-Free Alternatives in the...

Minamata: A town, a disease, a convention, a new dawn beckons

One spring day just over 60 years ago in southern Japan, a young girl was brought to hospital by her anxious parents. She could...

Mercury: CSOs demand end to Africa’s use of dental amalgam

Over 30 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), including the Sustainable Research and Action for Environmental Development (SRADev) Nigeria, have signed a declaration calling for Africa...

‘Poorly ventilated dental clinics pose mercury health risk’

Dental clinics and medical schools still making use of amalgam, as well as incinerators/medical waste treatment facilities, have been identified as extremely high risk...

Towards a treaty to curb mercury exposure

The Zero Mercury Working Group (ZMWG) is seeking the support of the Federal Government of Nigeria towards the adoption of an international agreement on...

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UNIDO tasks manufacturers on sustainability practices to minimise ecological footprints

The National Programme Officer, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), Dr Reuben Bamidele, has charged manufacturers to embrace sustainable...
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Nigeria, others must act now against air pollution – Experts urge policymakers ‘

Some medical experts and researchers on Thursday, April 24, 2025, appealed to policy makers in developing countries, especially Nigeria,...

How tax reforms bill will make housing affordable – Presidency

The Presidency says the Tax Reforms Bill, when passed, will make housing more affordable and available to Nigerians by...

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UNIDO tasks manufacturers on sustainability practices to minimise ecological footprints

The National Programme Officer, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation...

Nigeria, others must act now against air pollution – Experts urge policymakers ‘

Some medical experts and researchers on Thursday, April 24,...