By Elizabeth Adegbesan Stakeholders in the food packaging and plastic recycling sectors said that lack of waste disposal infrastructure, negative behaviour of consumers toward waste disposal and lack of education are reasons companies cannot manage plastic waste disposal in the country which has resulted in environmental issues like flooding and pollution. Speaking at the FairTrade […]

Professor Solomon Ikibe, a music expert, says some worship places in the country are guilty of noise pollution. Ikibe, a lecturer of Performing Art, University of Ilorin, made the observation at the 203rd Inaugural Lecture of the university on Tuesday in Ilorin. Delivering a lecture on ”So it’s Sol in Music as Man uses Science […]

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted three days of sunshine and cloudiness from Monday to Wednesday across the nation. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja predicted sunny conditions on Monday with cloud patches over the Northern region during the forecast period and prospects of morning thunderstorms over parts of Taraba. According to […]

Plastic pollution in oceans and other bodies of water has continued to grow sharply and could more than double by 2030, according to an assessment released on Thursday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The report highlights dire consequences for health, the economy, biodiversity and the climate. It also says a drastic reduction in unnecessary, […]

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudiness and thunderstorm from Sunday to Tuesday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Saturday in Abuja predicted sunny skies with patches of clouds over the northern region with few thunderstorms over Taraba in the morning hours. According to it, there are prospects of isolated thunderstorms over […]