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Indonesia court finds president negligent in air pollution lawsuit

An Indonesian court ordered on Thursday, September 16, 2021 President Joko Widodo and other senior government officials to improve the hazardous air quality of...

Trial of former managers in VW emissions scandal begins in Germany

Four former Volkswagen managers and engineers were due to go on trial in the German city of Braunschweig on Thursday, September 16, 2021. They were...

Environmentalists call for increased sensitisation on dangers of plastic pollution

An environmentalist, Mr Oladimeji Akinjobi, has called for adequate training and sensitisation of Nigerians on the dangers of plastic pollution to the environment. Akinjobi, a...

Clean Air Day: Addressing Lagos, London pollution – Melbourne

Mr Sean Melbourne, Head of Climate Change and Energy West Africa, British High Commission in Abuja, speaking at the LAPESA webinar to commemorate the...

World Clean Air Day: Keeping our footprints in the air

Air pollution results from the atmospheric pollution which are deleterious to the human health and our planet too. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has...

Lagos seals companies polluting the environment

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) on Thursday, August 26, 2021 shut down the operations of two steel producing factories and issued warnings...

UNEP spotlights best alternatives to single-use plastic products

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has published a report on single-use plastic products (SUPPs) and recommendations for alternatives, based on life cycle assessment (LCA) studies. UNEP...

Dying slowly: How steel producers poison Lagos communities

It is 10am on Saturday and Odonla Community, a suburb of Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos is awake, and the neighbourhood is bustling...

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GMOs not safe for Nigerians, CAC ambassador tells NASS

A renowned brand manager and ambassador for the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Mr. Michael Nwabufo, has urged the National...
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Africa’s progress on SDGs faces mounting challenges – ASDR report

The African Sustainable Development Report (ASDR) 2024 restates that progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2063...

Wars, extreme weather conditions displace 35m people in Africa – Report

Wars and extreme weather conditions have driven up the number of people in Africa who are fleeing within their...

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