At least 30 disadvantaged Nigerians will receive free plastic and reconstructive surgeries in Sokoto this week, under a humanitarian health initiative launched by the Kindred Health Surgical Foundation. The outreach, which runs until 12 September at Noma Specialist Hospital, is being carried out in collaboration with US surgeon Dr Dave Shaye of Project Life Foundation,…
Some traders in Lagos are lamenting the enforcement of the Lagos State Government ban on single use plastic on July 1. The traders disclosed this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. The ban, prohibits the sale, and use of disposable plastic bags, including the widely used black…
The Federal Government says about 14 million tonnes of plastic annually obstruct the world’s oceans, threatening Nigeria’s biodiversity, and impacting vital marine ecosystems. The Minister of Environment, Mr Balarabe Lawal, stated this on Wednesday at a training workshop for stakeholders on the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programme in Abuja. The workshop was organised by the…
The Federal Government and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) are collaborating to tackle the pervasive threat posed by Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in plastic materials used in the industrial sector. Speaking at a workshop on the Circular and POPs-Free Plastics in Africa Project, on Tuesday in Abuja, the Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, said…
