More than 1,400 health professionals from around the world and some 200 health organisations on Wednesday called for nations to establish an urgent “fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty” to protect human health. A letter signed by the World Health Organization (WHO)…
How pollution affects mental health
Pollution is the introduction of harmful materials into the environment. These harmful materials are called pollutants. Pollutants can be natural, such as volcanic ash. They can also be created by human activity, such as trash or runoff produced by factories.…
Dutch court rules Shell liable for Niger Delta oil spills
An appeals court in the Netherlands on Friday ordered Royal Dutch Shell to pay compensation to Nigerian farmers over oil pollution in the Niger Delta. The court delivered its judgment at the end of a long-running civil case. The farmers…
Tips to make your neighbourhood look nice and pollution-free – Gbenga Onabanjo
Neighbourhood pollution comes in various forms: unkempt frontages and gutters, cigarette butts on streets, unswept roads, overgrown weeds at front yards and setbacks, pure water sachets and wraps blowing by, unpatched potholes on roads, dustbins without covers and a whole…
Lagosians are high on pollution and happy with it- Lucia Edafioka
We are all high on the pollution in Lagos, Leye Adenle, author of Easy Motion Tourists once said this during his book chat with Toni Kan at the Ake Arts and Book Festival in Abeokuta. This was his answer to…
EU says one in 8 deaths linked to pollution
One in every eight deaths in Europe can be linked to pollution, according to a new report by the EU’s environment agency (EEA). It said factors such as air and noise pollution, as well as poor water quality and exposure…
IOCs fueling insecurity in Niger Delta – Dickson
Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, on Wednesday night launched the Rise for Bayelsa Campaign, an initiative to attract global attention to the ravaging effects of oil spills, pollution and environmental degradation in the state. At the event held at…
