By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent OVER 2.5 billion litres of sachet water are consumed annually in the country, produced by more than 32,000 manufacturers, the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), has said. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the announcement came from Prof. Innocent Barikor, Di...
By JKNewsMedia WORLD ENVIRONMENT Day 2025 inspired a powerful call to action as Union Bank of Nigeria Plc partnered with the Nigerian Conservation Foundation to tackle plastic pollution through a high-impact symposium held at the Lekki Conservation Centre, Lagos. The event convened corporate leaders, environmental advocates, and sustainabilit...
By Olamide Martins Ogunlade and Esi-Ife Arogundade THE THEME, Beat Plastic Pollution, for this year’s World Environment Day resonates deeply, considering the menace of plastic to our environment. Every year, the United Nations (UN) designates the month of June to awareness of the importance of a healthy environment. The United Nations Environ...
By JKNewsMedia NIGERIA’s FIRST Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has urged a nationwide commitment to ending plastic pollution, spotlighting youth as key drivers of environmental change. Marking this year’s World Environment Day under the global theme “Ending Plastic Pollution,” she called for urgent, united efforts to combat what she described a...
By JKNewsMedia A FORCEFUL campaign against plastic pollution is reshaping the environmental future of one of Africa’s largest megacities, shifting from grim statistics to bold reforms. To commemorate June 5 World Environment Day, Lagos says it is rewriting its environmental legacy with its forceful campaign against plastic pollution, moving fr...
EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION of sugary drinks and the prevalence of single-use plastics (SUPs) pose significant threats to public health and the environment in Nigeria, experts have warned. The issue was spotlighted during a webinar organised by the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), titled “SSB and Climate Change...
