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Navy destroys three illegal refinery sites, wooden boat in Bayelsa

The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base in Brass, Bayelsa State, has destroyed three illegal refinery sites, a wooden boat and a total of 160,000...

Michael Simire - March 4, 2024

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Groups collaborate to collect 250,000 plastic bottles in Benue

In what looks like a ground-breaking initiative, DevTrain Community and eTrash2Cash collaborated on the Plastic Community Project (PCP), a Beat Plastic Pollution Initiative in...

Michael Simire - February 22, 2024

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Bauchi sets up committee to tackle environmental pollution

The Bauchi State Government has set up a committee to investigate and proffer solutions to environmental problems that affect Birshin Fulani community in Bauchi...

Michael Simire - February 21, 2024

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Tanzania calls for protection of Indian Ocean beaches from pollution

Tanzanian authorities has called for efforts to protect Tanzania’s beaches along the Indian Ocean from pollution. Selemani Jafo, Minister of State for Environment, said in...

Michael Simire - February 20, 2024

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Group urges stakeholders to address pollution challenges in oil producing areas

The Environment Aware and Restoration Network (EARN), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has called on stakeholders to pay attention to restoring environmental pollution challenges in...

Michael Simire - February 6, 2024

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River pollution: Abia community urges govt to provide boreholes

The people of Ezuma Village of Aro-Ajatakiri in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia want the state government to dig boreholes to save them...

Michael Simire - January 31, 2024

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Bassey counters Lokpobiri over comments on foreign oil companies’ divestment

Foremost Nigerian environmentalist, Dr Nnimmo Bassey, has frowned at a recent comment attributed to the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, following...

Michael Simire - January 21, 2024

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Plastic pollution, malaria concerns in flood-prone Lagos community

In the metropolitan city of Lagos, residents of Akobi Crescent in Surulere have been disturbed and affected by excessive flooding caused by poor drainage...

Michael Simire - January 17, 2024

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