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On World Environment Day, you can help to end plastic pollution

When you woke up this morning, you did not breakfast on a plate of plastics, and rightly so. Your body likely has plastic in...

Ekiti to ban single-use plastics

The Speaker of Ekiti House of Assembly, Mr. Adeoye Aribasoye, says the Assembly will soon pass a bill banning single-use plastic to address environmental...

How data is helping cities counter plastic pollution

Officials in Lagos, Nigeria, were facing a dilemma.   It was the early 2020s, and the city of 22 million was being overwhelmed by plastic pollution....

Answering 10 pressing questions about plastic pollution

The world generated an estimated 400 million tonnes of plastic waste in 2024. This torrent of water and shampoo bottles, dispensing containers, polyester shirts, PVC piping...

French Embassy project: Ekwueme varsity takes delivery of 130 waste bins to combat plastic pollution

In a bid to promote environmental sustainability and responsible plastic waste management on campus, the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike (AE-FUNAI), Ebonyi State, has...

Closing in on an end to plastic pollution

After two years of talks, we are closer to securing a treaty for the ages. One that hits the problem of plastic pollution hard...

NESREA advocates for implementation of EPR to combat plastic pollution

Nigerian plastic manufacturers have been reminded by the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) that their participation in the Extended Producer Responsibility...

UN plastics treaty talks collapse as countries fail to agree on targets

Negotiations to draft a legally binding treaty to tackle the global plastic pollution crisis have ended without an agreement, as countries failed to agree on key...

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Abuja council declares exclusive authority over environmental health certifications

The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) has declared that payments for environmental health services to the FCTA or unauthorised...
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Russia, Africa to strengthen cooperation in trade, environmental protection

The Foreign Ministers of Russia and African states agreed on a joint action plan from 2026 to 2029 aimed...

Farmers lead quiet shift to agroecology across Nigerian communities

Across farming communities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Benue, Kogi, Enugu and Imo states, a quiet but growing...

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Abuja council declares exclusive authority over environmental health certifications

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