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Rivers waste management agency to clamp down on scavengers

The Sole Administrator, Rivers State Waste Management Agency (RIWAMA), Mr Felix Obuah, has warned that the agency will clamp down on scavengers who have...

Nasarawa moves to establish Waste Management and Sanitation Agency

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has received the report of the House Joint Committee on Housing and Environment / Health on a Bill...

Billions lack safe drinking water, sanitation globally, say UNICEF, WHO

Some three in 10 people worldwide, or 2.1 billion, lack access to safe, readily available water at home, and 6 in 10, or 4.5...

Sanitation: Agencies warned against neglecting shared latrines

Funding for safe, shared toilets in fast-growing developing-world cities is at risk of neglect from donors, policymakers and planners, a new journal article authored...

Menstrual Hygiene Day: WaterAid demands improved sanitation access to women, girls

On the occasion of the Menstrual Hygiene Day, WaterAid says it aims to help change the secrecy, shame and stigma associated with menstruation –...

Global investments towards meeting water, sanitation SDGs targets inadequate – WHO

Countries are not increasing spending fast enough to meet the water and sanitation targets under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), says a new report...

New water project launched in Zambia

Member of Parliament (MP) representing Nyimba in Zambia, Olipa Mwansa, has commended Eastern Water and Sewerage Company (EWSC) and Devolution Trust Fund (DTF) for...

20,000 beneficiaries eye Guinness, WaterAid’s Bauchi water scheme

Alcoholic beverage maker, Guinness Nigeria Plc, is partnering with international charity organisation, WaterAid Nigeria, to construct two solar-powered water facilities at Gwam in Ningi...

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Protecting ecosystems, preventing pandemics: The urgent case for bat conservation

On International Bat Appreciation Day, observed on April 17, 2025, conservationist Benneth Obitte underscored the critical role bats play...
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Earth Day 2025: Our Power, Our Planet – beyond renewables

Fifty-five years after the first Earth Day celebration, the theme “Our Power, Our Planet” was chosen to commemorate the...

Peace Corps: The third rail of U.S. global development assistance

This article presents a case for now vastly expanding the United States Peace Corps in light of threatened cuts...

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Protecting ecosystems, preventing pandemics: The urgent case for bat conservation

On International Bat Appreciation Day, observed on April 17,...

Earth Day 2025: Our Power, Our Planet – beyond renewables

Fifty-five years after the first Earth Day celebration, the...