Good pricing will reduce plastic materials’ use – FADE

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The Programme Manager, Fight Against Desert Encroachment (FADE) Africa, Bunmi Obanawu, has canvassed good price on plastic materials to discourage Nigerians from using them. Speaking in Lagos on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, during an art exhibition tagged “Art Goes Green” to mark the World Environment Day (WED), Obanawu said: “When we are made to pay for plastics, we learn to ...

World Environment Day: Citizenry urged to join race to keep planet safe

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Join the race to make the world a better place A place we can boldly call our own A place we can be proud to defend when called upon Join the race, this is the time This is our world to make or mar it It is a gift to us all from God Let’s do our best to ...

World Environment Day: Chevron highlights commitment to connecting people to nature

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The World Environment Day (WED), held annually on June 5, is the biggest event to celebrate and promote environmental awareness and sustainability across the globe. Established by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 1972, WED aims to raise global awareness and mobilise humans to take positive environmental action to protect nature and the planet Earth. This global event is ...

WED 2016: Crusaders charge FG to commence concrete actions to save environment

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To save Nigeria’s diverse ecosystems from further ruin, the Federal Government must go beyond mere words on the issue of transiting from fossil fuels-based economy and put in place the relevant laws to checkmate the activities of the extractive corporations, the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria(ERA/FoEN) has said. ERA/FoEN’s recommendation is coming as Nigeria joined the rest of the ...