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Waste Management

Manufacturers urge Lagos to reconsider plastic ban decision

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has urged the Lagos State Government to reconsider its decision to ban Single Use Plastics (SUPs), effective July...
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Lagos plastic ban, a welcome development in wrong direction – NYBN, SEFAAI

An effective plastic policy should not be reactionary; there should be coordinated approach, public scrutiny, and policy standardisation The Nigerian Youth Biodiversity Network (NYBN), the...
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‘The solution is a ban and not a tax’ – experts react to govt’s plastic tax suspension

Environmental experts, reacting to the suspension of the Green Tax by President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, July 6, 2023, have said that the solution...
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Pollution

Cross River Assembly passes open defecation prohibition bill, Lagos apprehends five offenders

The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed a bill prohibiting open defecation. The bill aims to outlaw open...
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Human Settlement

Lagos launches online system for building permit

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has launched an electronic system that will simplify the process of obtaining physical...
Conservation

Nigeria committed to sustainability of biosphere reserves, ecological research – FRIN DG

Director-General, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), Prof. Zacharia Yaduma, says Nigeria is strengthening policy and legal frameworks to...

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Pollution

Cross River Assembly passes open defecation prohibition bill, Lagos apprehends five offenders

The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed...
Human Settlement

Lagos launches online system for building permit

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has launched an...