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Lagos bans single-use plastics – why I think Nigeria should have taxed them instead

Lagos bans single-use plastics – why I think Nigeria should have taxed them instead: Waste pollution is a huge problem in Nigeria, with serious impacts on the environment. In response, the Lagos state government has banned styrofoam (a type of plastic widely used as food containers) and other single-use products. Following a three-week moratorium for …

Cannabis corporates should be taxed to fund mental health programmes

Cannabis corporates should be taxed to fund mental health programmes: Shutterstock Mental health is the state of mental well-being that contributes to individual and population health. This state of mental well-being sustains national output and labour force productivity. But governments around the world haven’t been investing resources into addressing mental ill-health. This is despite acknowledging …