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Nigeria, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone Begin Major Waste Management Reforms

Daily Dispatch September 16, 2026

—UNE​P-backed initiative pushes stronger laws, better oversight and protection for informal workers Nigeria, Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone are set to strengthen their waste management systems following a regional initiative supported by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) aimed at

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NESREA Seals Four Nasarawa Facilities Over Pollution, Regulatory Breaches

Daily Dispatch August 28, 2026

The Federal Government has stepped up its enforcement of environmental regulations, as the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) sealed four facilities in Nasarawa State over alleged pollution and other environmental violations. The affected facilities are ABZAT Quarry, Hoafong Mining Trading Company Ltd, Emono Venture and Mivanyi

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Nigeria Eyes African Leadership in Ethical AI as UNESCO Unveils Readiness Report

Daily Dispatch June 22, 2026

Nigeria on Monday took a major step towards positioning itself as a continental leader in the governance of artificial intelligence (AI), as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) unveiled the country’s Artificial Intelligence Readiness Assessment (RAM) Report and urged stakeholders to establish robust guardrails for the emerging

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Nigeria Busts Ivory Trafficking Ring, Seizes 130kg Elephant Tusks in Major Wildlife Crime Crackdown

Daily Dispatch June 15, 2026

Nigeria has recorded another significant breakthrough in its intensifying war against wildlife trafficking, with security and environmental enforcement agencies arresting four suspected members of an ivory trafficking network and recovering elephant tusks weighing more than 130 kilogrammes in a coordinated operation spanning Lagos and Ogun states. A statement on Monday by

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NESREA Shuts Down 30 Non-Compliant Facilities Over EIA Violations

Daily Dispatch April 28, 2026

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), alongside members of the press, carried out an enforcement exercise in Abuja, sealing 30 facilities over non-compliance with Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) requirements in the construction sector. In a speech delivered at the briefing, the Director of Environmental Quality Control,

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NESREA Seals Abuja Quarry After Death of 10-Year-Old

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2026

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has shut down Dai Jin Jia Quarry located in ACO Village along Airport Road, Abuja, following the tragic death of a 10-year-old boy during a blasting operation. The incident, which occurred on Friday, February 27, 2026, prompted immediate intervention by the agency after it received reports