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Like Lagos, Oyo bans single-use plastics, styrofoam

    Like Lagos, Oyo bans single-use plastics, styrofoam

The Oyo government has announced a ban on the usage of styrofoam and other single-use plastics (SUPs) across the state. According to Punch, Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, the Oyo commissioner of health,

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Reps ask FG to ban single-use plastics, styrofoam

    Reps ask FG to ban single-use plastics, styrofoam

The house of representatives has asked the federal government to ban the production, importation, distribution, and use of styrofoam and single-use plastics across the country. The lower legislative chamber passed

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Group asks FG to implement nationwide ban on styrofoam

    Group asks FG to implement nationwide ban on styrofoam

Joint Action for Good Governance (JAGG), an advocacy group, has called on the federal government to implement a nationwide ban on styrofoam.  NAN reports that JAGG made the call in

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Lagos postpones enforcement of styrofoam ban by three weeks

    Lagos postpones enforcement of styrofoam ban by three weeks

Tokunbo Wahab, Lagos commissioner for environment and water resources, says the state is willing to postpone the ban on styrofoam and other single-use plastics (SUPs) by three weeks. On January

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CSOs to Lagos: Phasing out single-use plastics, styrofoam better than outright ban

  CSOs to Lagos: Phasing out single-use plastics, styrofoam better than outright ban

The Nigerian Youth Biodiversity Network (NYBN) and the Sustainable Environment Food and Agriculture Initiative (SEFAAI) have kicked against the ban

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EXPLAINER: ‘Fines, business licence suspension’ — what to know about SUPs ban in Lagos 

  EXPLAINER: ‘Fines, business licence suspension’ — what to know about SUPs ban in Lagos 

On Sunday, Tokunbo Wahab, Lagos commissioner for environment and water resources, announced a ban on the usage and distribution of

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Climate Watch: African ministers seek support for Nigeria’s climate action plan

  Climate Watch: African ministers seek support for Nigeria’s climate action plan

Despite directly impacting our communities, health, and livelihoods, climate-related reports usually take a back seat to dominant news beats like

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‘Nigeria will be plastic waste dump ground’ — CSOs decry green tax removal

  ‘Nigeria will be plastic waste dump ground’ — CSOs decry green tax removal

A group of civil society organisations (CSOs) has faulted the suspension of the green tax on single-use plastics.  On July

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