SPECIAL REPORT: Farmers, fishermen suffer as oil spills persist in Niger Delta communities

Nigeria, Aug. 20 -- On 6 May, a Trans Niger Delta pipeline carrying crude oil burst at B-Dere, a community in the Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State. The incident forced Daniel Kpoobari-Bani... Read More

Global Plastics Treaty negotiations end without agreement in Geneva

Nigeria, Aug. 15 -- After more than ten days of extensive discussions, delegations from about 184 countries were unable to reach a consensus on the adoption of an internationally binding treaty on pla... Read More

UPDATED: Global Plastics Treaty: Nigeria, other countries reject proposal

Nigeria, Aug. 14 -- With less than 30 hours to the conclusion of the ongoing United Nations Plastics Treaty negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland, delegations from Nigeria and over 80 other countries ha... Read More

Global Plastics Treaty: Nigeria, other countries reject proposal

Nigeria, Aug. 14 -- With less than 30 hours to the conclusion of the ongoing United Nations Plastics Treaty negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland, delegations from Nigeria and over 80 other countries ha... Read More

#Plastic Treaty: Nigeria missing as ministers, representatives discuss plastic pollution treaty in Geneva

Nigeria, Aug. 12 -- As plastic pollution negotiations come to a conclusion this week in Geneva, it appears that Nigeria's Environment Minister, Balarebe Lawal and other top officials may not be partic... Read More

ANALYSIS: Nigeria absent as parties disagree on draft text of global plastic treaty

Nigeria, Aug. 10 -- As expectations about the establishment of a globally binding treaty to combat plastic pollution heighten, the journey toward achieving a consensus remains complicated. This is ag... Read More

Seven countries produce majority of world's plastics - Report

Nigeria, Aug. 7 -- Amidst the ongoing global plastics treaty negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland, a new report has revealed that only seven countries are responsible for nearly two-thirds of the world... Read More

ValueJet speaks on suspension of pilots over Abuja Airport incident

Nigeria, Aug. 7 -- The management of ValueJet Airlines has formally acknowledged the recent incident involving one of its aircraft at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Tuesday. Thi... Read More

At UNEP's Geneva conference, giant sculpture reimagines plastic pollution as public health emergency

Nigeria, Aug. 6 -- As over 3,000 delegates and participants from 184 countries gathered in Switzerland's capital city, Geneva, for the second part of the fifth session of the United Nations Environmen... Read More

NCAA suspends ValueJet pilots over safety protocol violation at Abuja Airport

Nigeria, Aug. 6 -- On Wednesday, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) announced that it has suspended two pilots working with ValueJet following an alleged "serious breach" of safety procedures... Read More

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