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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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Govt lifts five-year ban on exploration activities in Zamfara

The Federal Government of Nigeria has lifted the ban on mining activities in Zamfara, after five years of its suspension. Minister...
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Active participation of Ogoni stakeholders fundamental to remediation project – HYPREP

The  Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) says the active participation of Ogoni stakeholders is fundamental to the success of...

Study investigates impact of climate change on respiratory health of grassroot dwellers 

The C2Rest Study Nigeria has concluded plans to start medical research to understand the impact of climate change on...

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Govt lifts five-year ban on exploration activities in Zamfara

The Federal Government of Nigeria has lifted the ban on...

Active participation of Ogoni stakeholders fundamental to remediation project – HYPREP

The  Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) says the active...
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