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World Rivers Day: Don urges legislation against water pollution

Head of Department Geography, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Prof. Sheik Abubakar, has called on the National Assembly for a legislation to  prosecute any person...

Oyo warns communities against drinking from contaminated streams

Oyo State Government has warned residents of five communities in Oke-Ogun area of the state against drinking water from the contaminated streams in their localities. Mr...

Stakeholders raise alarm over pollution of Osun River by artisanal miners

An NGO, Urban Alert, and other stakeholders in environmental sector on Friday, September 2, 2022, expressed concern over the pollution of Osun River by...

Reps call for independent evaluation of Lagos underground water pollution

Respite may be on the way for residents of Akoka in Lagos as the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has called for...

Africa, Asia, Latin America face health risk from water pollution

Water pollution has risen across three continents, placing hundreds of millions of people at risk of contracting life-threatening diseases like cholera and typhoid, the...

Scientist decries Petronas’ activities in South Sudan

“Horrifying.” “Scandalous.” Those were the responses by Professor Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker to the situation in South Sudan and to the alleged role played by Petronas, the...

How Michigan’s Flint River is poisoning the city’s residents

To date, over 25,000 children in Flint, Michigan, have been exposed to lead contamination from the city’s water supply. How did the water get...

Who will clean up Abidjan’s Ebrie Lagoon?

Abdulahi Traore, a fisherman, scouts the Ebire Lagoon that windless December morning, a forlorn look on his aging face. It’s about 10am in the...

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UK Foreign Secretary launches report on opportunities for Africa in global battery supply chain

UK Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, on Monday, November 4, 2024, launched a landmark report at a growth and renewable energy reception...
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Zero waste: Govt restates commitment to reduce environmental waste

The Federal Government of Nigeria has reaffirmed its dedication to minimise environmental waste and promote a circular economy, supporting...

TotalEnergies report presents three scenarios for global energy system

To contribute to the public debate on the energy transition, TotalEnergies is publishing the 6th edition of its "TotalEnergies...

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UK Foreign Secretary launches report on opportunities for Africa in global battery supply chain

UK Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, on Monday, November 4,...

Zero waste: Govt restates commitment to reduce environmental waste

The Federal Government of Nigeria has reaffirmed its dedication...
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