In continuation of its campaign on waste management, the Ondo State Environmental Protection Agency, OSEPA, has unveiled a targeted billboard. A statement by the agency’s spokesman, Mr. Bisi Agboola, said the billboard was tagged “Please Sort Your Plastic Waste from 0ther Solid Waste To Ease ReCycling”. Speaking during the Unveiling Ceremony, the Commissioner for Environment, […]
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A professor of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Forensics and Vice Chancellor of Igbinedion University Okada (IUO), Prof Lawrence Ezemonye, yesterday, advocated the use of technological innovations to manage plastic waste in Nigeria, saying Africa generated approximately 8.5 million out of 380 million tonnes of plastic waste generated globally. Ezemonye made the revelation during the university’s College […]
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Nigeria is the 8th most polluted country in the world with 71.80 microgramme (μg), and Nepal is the most polluted country with 99.73 μg, according to a report published yesterday by Oxford University’s Our World in Data platform and Daily Mail UK. Nigeria, last year, ranked 18th in the list of most polluted countries in […]
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Following warnings of heavier flooding, this year, by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) environmentalists have charged governments to ensure proper utilisation of the ecological funds. They decried that the nation’s ecological funds, in past years, have not been properly accounted for. They, therefore, urge citizens to start asking questions about the funds. The Country Director […]
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde Oyo State Waste Management Task Force has commenced the placement of abatement notices on the premises of companies and industries and homes without waste bins, across the state. In a statement on Monday, the Chairman of the State Waste Management Task Force, Mrs. Aderonke Adedayo, stressed the importance of waste […]
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The Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT), Ogoni Trust Fund, Michael Nwielaghi has said the N95 billion remediation programme approved by President Muhammadu Buhari for Ogoni clean – up as recommended by the United Nations Environment Programme Report is ongoing. Nwielaghi, while commending President Buhari for approving another N25 billion for power projects in the region, […]
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Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki Edo State government has said that churches, mosques, event centres, clubs, lounges, and other public spaces that do not meet the state’s guidelines on noise pollution, including installation of soundproof materials will be sealed by March 31. A joint task force comprising officials of Edo State Ministry of Physical Planning, […]
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Earthquakes Seismograph; Photo: Khaleej Times An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 hit near eastern Indonesia’s Maluku islands on Wednesday, forcing panicked residents to run into the streets and briefly triggering a tsunami warning. There were no immediate reports of casualties but light damage was reported on at least one island. The epicentre of […]
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Oyo State Government has begun clearing of about 52 black spots, otherwise known as illegal dump sites in Ibadan, the State capital. A statement by the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun on Tuesday, indicated that the Waste Consultant, Mottainai Recycling Ltd’s trucks have been spotted at different locations in Ibadan. Olatubosun […]
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Special Adviser on Environment, Hon. Oyeniyi Oseni and the Acting Permanent Secretary, Princess Korede Giwa at the unveiling Special Adviser to Ondo State Governor on Environment, Hon. Oyeniyi Oseni has stressed the need for members of the public to be compliant to environmental laws especially on the pollution control during this Yuletide period. A statement […]
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