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About 6 billion pounds of garbage end up in ocean yearly – Don

Prof Nasiru Abdus-Salam of the Department of Chemistry, University of Ilorin, has said that about 6 billion pounds of garbage, mainly plastics, end up...

Involvement of vulnerable groups key to eliminating plastic pollution – Expert

The Women Environmental Programme (WEP) on Saturday, January 21, 2023, called for the inclusion of vulnerable groups in the implementation of policies and projects...

Plastic pollution: Stakeholders commend recycling hub at VGC

Some environmental stakeholders have commended the Foundation for a Better Environment (FABE) International on the inauguration of a recycling hub at Victoria Garden City...

Plastic pollution: Group tasks Nigerians on behavioural change

The Foundation for a Better Environment (FABE) International has called for a positive behavioural change among Nigerians toward plastic pollution. Mrs Temitope Okunnu, the Founder...

UN Ocean Conference: Nigeria highlights efforts to tackle plastic pollution

Nigeria has pledged  commitment to reducing marine plastic pollution from land-based sources and activities. President Muhammadu Buhari, according to his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, on...

Plastic pollution, a danger to human health, ecosystem

Over the years, the use of plastics has become common place in the lives of humans. From manufacturing to storage to cooking and other diverse...

Africa’s rural communities will be hardest hit by plastic pollution

Plastic waste in Africa is not just an urban issue, but also a rural one. Rural communities are almost always heavily dependent on natural...

Groups accuse Australia of rebranding plastic waste as refuse-derived fuel

A global environmental health network and its members in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines have criticised Australia’s exportation of plastic waste that has...

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Nigeria, UNIDO unveil $175m partnership for economic transformation

The Federal Government of Nigeria and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) have signed a $175 million Programme...
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Average person will be 16% poorer if world warms by 2C – Study

A recent study by Australian researchers has found that global warming could affect wealth much more than we thought. The...

‘Disaster warnings, climate response jeopardised’ – House leaders debate Trump-Musk attacks on NOAA

Expectations are high as House Natural Resources Committee leaders on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, host an issues forum to...

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Nigeria, UNIDO unveil $175m partnership for economic transformation

The Federal Government of Nigeria and the United Nations...

Average person will be 16% poorer if world warms by 2C – Study

A recent study by Australian researchers has found that...