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GEF Council provides funding boost for pollution and other priorities, kicks off ninth replenishment

The governing body of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved nearly $700 million in financing to improve chemicals and waste management, bolster water...
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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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Oil spill: NOSDRA chief urges Shell to mitigate impact on communities

The Director-General, National Oil Spillage Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), Chief Chukwuemeka Woke, has urged the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) to mitigate the...
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Addressing gas flaring, oil sector divestment, solid minerals impasse – EDEN

The Environmental Defenders Network (EDEN) at a recently held retreat in Benin City, Edo State, examined critical challenges besetting the oil belt of the...
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Cairo tops list as pollution plagues major tourist destinations

A new study by DIPNDIVE has highlighted significant environmental challenges in major tourist cities worldwide, with Cairo emerging as the most polluted destination. The comprehensive...
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Plastic pollution negotiations adjourn with new text and a follow-up session planned

Countries negotiating an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, adjourned their fifth session on Sunday, December 1, 2024, with agreement...
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INC-5: Nigeria, 84 others support ‘Standing up for Ambition’

Nigeria and 84 other countries taking part in the ongoing INC-5 negotiations in Busan have expressed support for the "Standing up for Ambition", a...
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Stakeholders urge Nigerian govt to ban single-use plastics from 2025

A team of stakeholders comprising journalists and civil society, who gathered from November 28 to 29, 2024, in Lagos at a media capacity building...
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Lagos seals buildings without planning permit

The Lagos State Government on Friday, January 24, 2025, reaffirmed its stance against illegal building constructions as it sealed...
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