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Lagos Urges Circular Economy Adoption Amid Rising Plastic Pollution Risks Lagos officials speak on circular economy and plastic pollution risks

Lagos officials speak on circular economy and plastic pollution risks

Lagos Urges Circular Economy Adoption Amid Rising Plastic Pollution Risks

Korede Abdullah February 14, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government urges residents to embrace a circular economy model as officials...

Nigeria Opens Environment University to Tackle Niger Delta Crisis Students at Federal University of Environment and Technology matriculation in Rivers State

Students at Federal University of Environment and Technology matriculation in Rivers State

Nigeria Opens Environment University to Tackle Niger Delta Crisis

Oluwafunbi Bello February 4, 2026

DELTA, Nigeria – The Federal Government launches a specialised university to confront environmental degradation in the Niger...

LAWMA Arrests Illegal Dumpers as Lagos Residents Decry Waste Surge LAWMA officials clearing illegal dumpsite along Lagos-Badagry Expressway

LAWMA officials clearing illegal dumpsite along Lagos-Badagry Expressway

LAWMA Arrests Illegal Dumpers as Lagos Residents Decry Waste Surge

Korede Abdullah January 31, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has arrested several cart pushers allegedly involved in...

LAWMA Vows Prosecution as Attacks on Environmental Enforcement Officers Rise LAWMA waste trucks and compactors operating in Lagos streets

LAWMA Vows Prosecution as Attacks on Environmental Enforcement Officers Rise

Oluwafunbi Bello January 30, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) issues a stern warning against assaults on...

From Deluge to Reckoning: How Nigeria’s Deadly 2025 Floods Exposed a Climate System Built to Fail Flooded street in Lagos as NiMet issues heavy rainfall and flood warning

Flooded street in Lagos as NiMet issues heavy rainfall and flood warning

From Deluge to Reckoning: How Nigeria’s Deadly 2025 Floods Exposed a Climate System Built to Fail

Oluwafunbi Bello January 24, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – When floodwaters tore through Nigeria in 2025, sweeping away homes, livelihoods and lives, the...

Mountains at the Doorstep: How Lagos’ Waste Crisis Is Choking Life, Health and Dignity in Alimosho Uncollected refuse piling up along a street in Alimosho, Lagos

Uncollected refuse piling up along a street in Alimosho, Lagos

Mountains at the Doorstep: How Lagos’ Waste Crisis Is Choking Life, Health and Dignity in Alimosho

Korede Abdullah December 24, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – The stench arrives before the sight. In the sprawling suburbs of Alimosho, Lagos’ most...

Furniture Makers Applaud Tinubu’s Ban on Raw Wood Exports Nigerian furniture factory using locally sourced timber

Furniture Makers Applaud Tinubu’s Ban on Raw Wood Exports

Oluwafunbi Bello December 20, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s furniture manufacturers welcome the Federal Government’s ban on raw wood exports, describing the...

Nigeria Begins Mid-Term Review of ACReSAL Project Officials at ACReSAL mid-term assessment meeting in Jos

Nigeria Begins Mid-Term Review of ACReSAL Project

Oluwafunbi Bello December 9, 2025

JOS, Nigeria – Nigeria launches a comprehensive mid-term assessment of the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL)...

Senate Declares Emergency Over Lead Poisoning in Lagos–Ogun Border Communities Residents of Ogijo community affected by widespread lead contamination

Residents of Ogijo community affected by widespread lead contamination

Senate Declares Emergency Over Lead Poisoning in Lagos–Ogun Border Communities

Korede Abdullah December 4, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Senate on Thursday declared a national emergency following confirmation of a widespread lead-poisoning...

Lagos to Deploy 100 New CNG Waste Trucks in 2025, Targets 2,000-Fleet Upgrade CNG-powered waste compactor trucks at a Lagos State waste management facility

CNG-powered waste compactor trucks at a Lagos State waste management facility

Lagos to Deploy 100 New CNG Waste Trucks in 2025, Targets 2,000-Fleet Upgrade

Korede Abdullah December 4, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government will deploy 100 compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered compactor trucks in...

environment

Lagos Urges Circular Economy Adoption Amid Rising Plastic Pollution Risks

Nigeria Opens Environment University to Tackle Niger Delta Crisis

LAWMA Arrests Illegal Dumpers as Lagos Residents Decry Waste Surge

LAWMA Vows Prosecution as Attacks on Environmental Enforcement Officers Rise

From Deluge to Reckoning: How Nigeria’s Deadly 2025 Floods Exposed a Climate System Built to Fail

Mountains at the Doorstep: How Lagos’ Waste Crisis Is Choking Life, Health and Dignity in Alimosho

Furniture Makers Applaud Tinubu’s Ban on Raw Wood Exports

Nigeria Begins Mid-Term Review of ACReSAL Project

Senate Declares Emergency Over Lead Poisoning in Lagos–Ogun Border Communities

Lagos to Deploy 100 New CNG Waste Trucks in 2025, Targets 2,000-Fleet Upgrade

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