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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...

Kano unveils environmental protection laws to combat pollution

The Kano State Government has unveiled new environmental protection laws designed to address the growing pollution challenges in the state. Commissioner for Environment and Climate...

Expert urges reforms to combat pollution, climate change

Prof. Ilemobayo Oguntimehin of Olusegun Agagu University of Technology, Okitipupa, has called for systemic environmental reforms in Nigeria to tackle pollution and mitigate the...

Pollution: Centre seeks compensation for women in Niger Delta communities

The Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre has called for compensation and reparations for women living in polluted communities across the Niger Delta region. The...

Oil spill: Obololi community decries neglect, pollution of Nun River in Bayelsa

The Obololi community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has reported that no relief has reached them following the Feb. 16,...

How we’re tackling waste, pollution on waterways – LASWA

Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has partnered with Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) Marine Unit to address environmental impact of waterways activities. The General...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on land could be exposed to multiple types of climate-driven extreme...
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Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...

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A third of animal habitats could experience multiple extreme events by 2085 – Study

By 2085, 36 percent of species’ current habitats on...

Leaders call for Africa-led solutions following landmark court ruling on climate obligations

African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have...