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ENVIRONMENT
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140Study Finds Link Between Residential Proximity To Oil, Gas Drilling And Lower Infants Birthweights
A new study from Oregon State University found that infants born within 3 kilometers of oil and natural gas drilling facilities in...
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299World Environment Day: NNPC Restates Commitment For Carbon Neutral Projects
By Kelvin Alohan The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it remains committed to the promotion of sustainable environment across it operations,...
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120World Environment Day: FG Restates Commitment To Tackling Environmental Degradation
By Gift Eguavoen with Agency Reports The Federal Government says it will continue to deal with the numerous challenges posed by environmental...
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FG reiterates commitment to effective waste management
By Kelvin Alohan The Minister for Environment, Dr Muhammad Abubakar, has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to an effective waste management...
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21828 States At Risk Of Severe Flooding – Minister
No fewer than 28 states are likely to experience severe flooding this year, the Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu announced on...
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122Oil Spills: Reps Promise Environmental Justice For Host communities
By Juliet Ukanwosu The House of Representatives Committee on Host Communities has assured that the legislature will not spare any effort to...
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Climate Change: Grassroots Renewables fuel Refinery Planned For Louisiana
A Biofuel company, Strategic Biofuels LLC, is developing a project for construction of a grassroots renewable fuel, diesel and aviation fuel. The...
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276Bayelsa Community Laments Impact Of Spill From Shell’s Pipeline
Some residents of Ikarama community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa state are lamenting the adverse impact of an oil leak...
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210#WorldEarthDay : Use Natural Resources To Restore Environmental Sustainability, Says Minister
By Kelvin Alohan As the 2021 World Earth Day is being celebrated globally, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor, has...