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World Environment Day: Foundation inspires Mushin youth, traders to beat plastic pollution

Nigeria generates an estimated 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste annually, of which only 12% is recycled. The remaining 88% of plastic waste ends...

Millions seek solutions to plastic pollution on World Environment Day

Over 150 countries are expected to participate in the 2023 World Environment Day celebrations on Monday, June 5, while millions are likely to engage through...

NCF to provide practical solutions to plastic pollution

As the world continues to battle the threat of plastic pollution, the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) says it is ready to provide practical solutions...

Plastic pollution: Researchers call for collaboration, incentives, enforcement of regulations

Researchers in Circular Plastic Economy have called for collaborations among stakeholders, incentives and enforcement of regulations to solve the challenge of plastic pollution. They made...

African innovators awarded £4m to curb plastic pollution, protect the ocean

Challenge Works and the Government of Canada on Thursday, March 16, 2023, announced the winners of the Afri-Plastics Challenge. £4.1 million (CA$6.7 million) has...

Bumpy task of tracking microplastics across Africa

“We know that there is serious plastic pollution going on, but what we observed at Osun River was beyond expectation.” Dr Gideon Idowu, an...

About 6 billion pounds of garbage end up in ocean yearly – Don

Prof Nasiru Abdus-Salam of the Department of Chemistry, University of Ilorin, has said that about 6 billion pounds of garbage, mainly plastics, end up...

Involvement of vulnerable groups key to eliminating plastic pollution – Expert

The Women Environmental Programme (WEP) on Saturday, January 21, 2023, called for the inclusion of vulnerable groups in the implementation of policies and projects...

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NIMC to commence nationwide ward-level enrollment for NIN registration

In line with the presidential directive mandating the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to take NIN enrollment to the...
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Heat, blackouts push Abuja residents to the brink

Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are groaning under the combined weight of intense heat and persistent power...

Stakeholders express divergent views on Lagos’ New Tenancy Bill 2025/2026

Some lawyers in Lagos State have lauded the proposed state tenancy law, describing it as a welcome development, while...

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NIMC to commence nationwide ward-level enrollment for NIN registration

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