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Experts call for improved town planning, waste management to curb flooding

Environmental experts in the South-South have stated that proper planning and waste management are keys to flood prevention in the region. The experts from Cross...

Flood: NEMA urges Rivers, Bayelsa residents to seek higher ground

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has urged residents of Rivers and Bayelsa to relocate to higher ground over the impending flooding in both...

Army uncovers 11 new illegal bunkering facilities in four states

The Nigerian Army has uncovered 11 new bunkering facilities and made some seizures during a six-day operation conducted in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta and...

Reps urge NNPCL to commence clean-up of Bukuma, Degema in Rivers

The House of Representatives Committee on Environment has urged the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to commence the clean-up of communities affected by...

Soldiers dismantle 23 illegal refineries in major raids in Bayelsa, Delta, Rivers

Troops of the Nigerian Army have destroyed 23 illegal artisanal refineries and apprehended 25 suspected operators during an anti-bunkering operation conducted in Bayelsa, Delta,...

NOSDRA D-G urges immediate repair of NNPCL well-head leak in Rivers

The Director-General, National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), Chief Chukwuemeka Woke, has called for immediate repair of a leaking well-head at Bukuma...

Group seeks urgent action on crude oil induced fire outbreak in Rivers community

The Environmental Defenders Network (EDEN) has called for urgent intervention by the relevant authorities to stop the oil spill from a leaking well head...

Oil spill causes panic in Rivers communities amid environmental, livelihoods concerns

Communities in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State have cried out over the recent oil spill that spread all over their shoreline on...

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Ijaw Congress stresses need for support to coastal resilience, NDDC launches tree planting campaign in nine states

The Ijaw National Congress (INC) Worldwide has stressed the need to promote coastal resilience, policy and good governance in...
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UN, France, Brazil launch ’10 years of the Paris Agreement’ commemorative logo

In light of the upcoming 10th anniversary of the historic adoption of the Paris Agreement, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Minister for...

Single-use plastics dealers accuse Lagos of insensitivity, seek phased ban

The Association of Scraps and Waste Pickers of Lagos (ASWOL) has urged the Lagos State Government to undertake a...

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