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Road to Busan clear as negotiations on a global plastics treaty close in Ottawa

The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-4), concluded on Monday, April 29,...

After slow start, Plastics Treaty talks gain new momentum at INC-4

The Plastics Treaty fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) closed in Ottawa, Canada, on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, for the first time with draft text...

G7 supports UN agreements on plastic pollution

The Group of Seven (G7) leading Western industrialised nations are supporting an ambitious UN agreement to reduce plastics, a German minister said on Tuesday,...

Earth Day 2024: Moving towards a plastic-free Nigeria

As we celebrate World Earth Day 2024, the theme of “Planet vs. Plastics” resonates deeply in our collective consciousness, because we all see the...

We’re not aware of ban on Styrofoam by Oyo govt – Ibadan residents

Some residents of Ibadan have denied any knowledge of the ban recently placed on the sale and use of Styrofoam by the Oyo State...

World Earth Day: Group canvasses end to scourge of plastics

A non-governmental organisation, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), on Monday, April 22, 2024, called for collective action to end the use of plastics...

Nigerian youth wins prestigious Young Superhero for Earth Award

A Nigerian youth, Oluwaseyi Moejoh, has been decorated with the 2024 Young Superhero for Earth Award by the Captain Planet foundation. Moejoh, 22, is the...

Bayelsa community residents learn how to monitor, document pollution by oil companies

An environmental group, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), has commenced the training of 100 residents of oil-rich communities in Bayelsa on pollution monitoring. The...

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Regional challenges cost Egypt about $7bn of Suez Canal revenues in 2024 – Sisi

Events in the Red Sea and regional challenges cost Egypt around $7 billion in revenues from the Suez Canal...
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Group boosts CSOs, MDAs capacities on conflict sensitivity, climate adaptation approaches

International Alert, a peace building organisation, has built the capacity of civil society organsiations and Ministries, Departments and Agencies...

IOM gives humanitarian assistance to 1.4m in Nigeria in 2024

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says that it reached not less than 1.4 million people in Nigeria with...

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Regional challenges cost Egypt about $7bn of Suez Canal revenues in 2024 – Sisi

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