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Govt renews commitment to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution

The Federal Government of Nigeria has renewed its commitment to confront the interconnected challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. The federal government made...

Nigerian rivers face pollution challenges — Environmentalist

An environmentalist with the Lower Niger River Basin Authority (LNRBA), Dr Olabisi Awoniyi, has warned that Nigerian rivers continue to face serious pollution challenges. In...

Carbon offset can tackle pollution, poverty, violence – Group

The Country Director of Search for Common Ground, Mr. About Ouattara, on Thursday, September 4, 2025, said that carbon offset initiatives could offer a...

Pollution: Lagos, stakeholders urge residents to obey environmental laws

The Lagos State Government (LASG) has urged residents to comply with environmental laws by maintaining a clean environment to curtail pollution. The Permanent Secretary, Office...

Nations establish new Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on chemicals, waste, pollution

Against a challenging geopolitical backdrop and in a major move to protect people and planet, countries on Friday, June 20, 2025, came together to...

New body aims to limit pollution’s deadly toll

Pollution is widespread – and often fatal. Dirty air alone is responsible for 6.7 million deaths globally every year, while one study suggests that in 2019 alone 5.5 million...

Women protest alleged pollution at Kaduna refinery

Women from the Nissi, Kapam and Rido communities staged a protest on Monday, May 19, 2025, at the Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company (KRPC)...

Countries to debate restriction on chemicals as pollution crisis mounts

Delegates from more than 180 countries will gather in Geneva, Switzerland from Monday, April 28 to Friday, May 9, 2025, to discuss restricting several...

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UN chief calls for renewed efforts on peace, sustainable development

UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has called for renewed efforts on peace, justice and sustainable development amid global tensions rising and...
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Sachet alcohol ban: Over 5m jobs, N800bn investments at risk – ACCI

The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has warned that NAFDAC’s renewed ban on sachet and small bottle...

Kukah urges faith-based environmental action at NCF lecture

The multiplicity of environmental challenges confronting Nigeria - fueling socio-economic crises such as worsening insecurity, poverty and homelessness -...

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UN chief calls for renewed efforts on peace, sustainable development

UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has called for renewed efforts on...

Sachet alcohol ban: Over 5m jobs, N800bn investments at risk – ACCI

The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has...
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