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Call for definitive e-waste regulation, enforcement as e-waste crisis looms

“E-waste is a rapidly growing waste stream in the country. From 3.9 kilos per capita in 2019, 537 million kilograms of e-waste were produced...

Stakeholders gear up for 2023 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue

Stakeholders in the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) sector are gearing up for the 2023 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue slated to hold on Friday, December...

NESREA, stakeholders recycle 300 tonnes of e-waste under UNEP/GEF project

The Federal Ministry of Environment and National Environmental Standards and Regulation Enforcement Agency (NESREA) in collaboration with some e-waste recyclers have recycled some 300...

GEF project: NESREA collects 300 tonnes of e-waste

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has collected 300 tonnes of e-waste under the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) funded project. Director-General of...

Foundation pushes for automation in e-waste recycling

A non-governmental organisation, E-Waste Recycling Foundation (ERF), has called for automation in the collection, sorting and recycling of e-waste in the country. The foundation made...

Mitigating the impact of electronic waste exposure in Nigeria

Have you ever wondered what happens to your discarded fridges, televisions, laptops, handsets? More often than not, these discarded products end up at dump sites,...

Environmental sustainability experts  seek more effective policy on e-waste

Some environmental sustainability experts on Friday, July 1, 2022, urged governments to put in place efficient systems to enforce regulations that would eliminate e-waste in...

Eggheads want European producers to manage their e-waste universally

Four researchers and 24 electronic waste experts from nine countries have co-created an international action plan to move from waste collection and downcycling to...

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Global Biodiversity Framework Fund approves 18 new project preparation grants

The Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) has approved $2.7 million for project preparation grants and set aside $91.2 million for 18...
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GEF adaptation funds accelerate action across 20 countries

Representatives of Global Environment Facility (GEF) member states have approved $106.21 million in funding for urgently needed climate adaptation...

Egypt emerges first in Africa to meet WHO drug safety standards

Egypt has become Africa's first nation to achieve international quality standards for both medicine and vaccine regulation, marking a...

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Global Biodiversity Framework Fund approves 18 new project preparation grants

The Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) has approved $2.7 million for...

GEF adaptation funds accelerate action across 20 countries

Representatives of Global Environment Facility (GEF) member states have...
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