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- 21 Jan 2015
MTN, Ericsson Partner on e-Waste Disposal, Recycling in Benin
MTN Benin, has partnered with Ericsson under their Ecology Management Program, to launch the first electrical and electronic equipment waste (e-waste) collection and awareness drive in Benin. This…
- 23 Jun 2013
Help! e-Wastes Everywhere
Nigeria is gradually assuming the ignominy of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) otherwise e-waste capital of the world. A whole bouquet of heavy metals, semimetals and other chemical…
- 15 Jun 2021
FG Strengthens Electronic Waste Management Enforcement
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) is working in collaboration with the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) to effectively drive regulation of…
- 30 Nov 2022
NESREA DG to keynote @2022 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue
Prof. Aliyu Jauro, Director-General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), has been confirmed as the keynote speaker at the 2022 ITREALMS E-Waste…
- 10 Dec 2020
ITREALMS to Host e-Waste Dialogue 2020
The international multiple-award winning online publication, the ITREALMS Media is to host its 2020 Electronic Waste (e-Waste) dialogue in Lagos on Thursday, December 17 at Welcome Centre Hotels,…
- 20 Dec 2020
E-Waste: Nigeria to Establish 30 Collection Centres Nationwide
Nigeria will soon get a boost in the electronic waste (e-waste) sub-industry with the opening up of applications for establishment of some 30 collection centres nationwide. Disclosing this on…
- 28 Aug 2016
60% of Global eWaste Ends Up in Landfills
Electronic wastes (e-wastes) have remained troubling issue in both developed and developing economies as more than 20 million tons of e-waste are produced annually, only 40% of which is recycled; 60%…
- 23 Jan 2023
Championing Africa’s Sustainable Future Through Innovation and Exemplary e-waste Management
By Ayub Osman Climate change is currently the most pressing global issue due to its devastating effects on all aspects of human life. Health and wellbeing, wildlife, agriculture, ecosystems, and…
- 6 Dec 2022
ALTON, GALAXY, IXPN Drum Support @2022 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue
The trio of Galaxy Backbone Plc, Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) and Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) have drummed up support for the 2022 ITREALMS E-Waste…
- 16 Dec 2020
Count Down Begins for 2020 ITREALMS e-Waste Dialogue
Countdown has commenced for the 2020 ITREALMS e-Waste Dialogue slated for Thursday, December 17, 2020 by 9am at the prestigious Welcome Center Hotels, along international airport road, Lagos. The…
- 30 Nov 2021
2021 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue to Hold @Welcome Centre Hotels
The 2021 edition of the ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue has been slated to hold at Adam’s Hall, Welcome Centre Hotels, International Airport Road, Ikeja, Lagos by 9am. This is coming as the Nigerian…
- 6 Mar 2019
Nigeria Home to Junk Electronics, eWastes - NCC
Nigeria is home to 75 per cent of junk electronic products, Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said. He also expressed concern over…
- 10 Dec 2023
Stakeholders Gear up for 2023 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue @Welcome Centre Hotels
Stakeholders in the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) sector are gearing up for the 2023 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue slated for this Friday, at Welcome Centre Hotels, International…
- 13 Dec 2020
NCC, ALTON, IXPN back 2020 ITREALMS e-Waste Dialogue
The 2020 ITREALMS e-Waste Dialogue has received backing from the stakeholders in the digital space, including the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Association of Licensed Telecom Operations…
- 12 Dec 2021
NCA2003 Empowers NCC to Develop e-Waste Regulation Says Danbatta
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has powers under Section 70 of the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA2003) to develop an E-waste Regulation for the telecommunications sector in the…
- 11 Dec 2023
NCC leads stakeholders to 2023 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue
Telecommunications regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is leading the industry in mopping up support for the 2023 edition of the ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue scheduled at the…
- 4 Sept 2020
Concerns as Toxins from Electronic Relics Mount in Nigeria
Nigeria is at risk of becoming an island of toxic chemicals and pollutants from the unrestrained flooding of the country with electronic relics especially computer systems. For Nigerians with…
- 22 Jun 2009
Computer Village and e-Waste
Ikeja computer village, the "silicon valley" of Lagos is an information and communications technologies (ICTs) hub for the West African sub-region. Begun in 1997 as a small market of only…
- 28 Aug 2012
Nesrea’s Stand on Base Stations -Eze
Eunice Eze, is Lagos State coordinator of National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (Nesrea). She spoke about her agency’s activities, the fight against sub-standard…
- 8 Dec 2021
Danbatta to keynote 2021 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue
All is now set for the 2021 edition of the ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue holding on Thursday, December 9, 2021 at Adam’s Hall, Welcome Centre Hotels, International Airport Road, Lagos by 9am with the…
- 3 Dec 2021
NCC, ALTON back 2021 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) have drummed support for the 2021 edition of the ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue…
- 27 Jun 2021
eWaste Threatens Health of Millions of Children in Nigeria, Others
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned of the consequences of millions of tonnes ewastes illegally shipped in each year from the European and American to Nigeria and other countries in…
- 28 Dec 2020
e-Waste: NESREA Regulation Provides for EPR says DG
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has said that its 2011 regulations on Electrical/Electronic was based on life cycle approach and has provision on…
- 9 Dec 2021
NCC Shines @2021 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue, Bags Telecom E-Waste Regulator Award
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has bagged the 2021 ITREALMS Telecom E-Waste Regulator Award. From left: Publisher/Editor Newsmart, Ms. Rose Moses; President, Guild of Corporate Online…
- 22 Oct 2020
Airtel, Ericsson Partner to Drive Responsible E-waste Disposal & Recycling in Zambia
Airtel Networks Zambia Plc has partnered with Ericsson on a ‘Product Take-Back’ program to minimize the potential environmental impact associated with the disposal of decommissioned electrical…
- 15 May 2020
COVID-19: Firm Warns of Looming e-Waste Crisis in Nigeria
E-Terra Technologies Limited has warned of e-waste crisis which it described as another looming crisis which consequence will also have significant health and financial impact similar to the…
- 27 Nov 2020
NESREA Partners UN to Clear 300,000 Tonnes of eWaste in Lagos
National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) is to collect over 300,000 tonnes of e-waste in Lagos. This is part of the project on circular economy approaches for the…
- 10 Aug 2010
MTN Unveils Tri-Generation Plant to Produce Power, Recycle Water
The MTN Group has recorded a major breakthrough in power generation on the African continent with the development of a self-sustaining, environment-friendly power supply initiative. A team of…
- 8 Dec 2025
MTN Nigeria Announces Winners of the 2025 Nigeria PachiPanda Challenge
MTN Nigeria has announced the winners of the 2025 Nigeria PachiPanda Challenge, a national innovation programme delivered in partnership with Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) through its local…
- 30 Jul 2021
LG Pushes Smart Home Appliances with Stabilizer Free, Non Plumbing and Auto Restart
To advance the functionality of today’s home appliances to a whole new level, LG Electronics is set to deliver an unparalleled level of performance and convenience into the home with enhanced…