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Nigeria: Lagos residents decry ban on single-use plastics

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Olisa Chukwumah in Lagos
February 15, 2024

Lagos, Nigeria's biggest city, recently announced an immediate ban on single-use plastics to tackle the huge problem of plastic pollution.

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