Nigeria, Aug. 12 -- As plastic pollution negotiations come to a conclusion this week in Geneva, it appears that Nigeria's Environment Minister, Balarebe Lawal and other top officials may not be participating in the meeting scheduled for today (Tuesday) in, according to a provisional list of participating ministers seen by PREMIUM TIMES.

In a statement issued Tuesday to participating media correspondents by the United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP), the ministerial participation on the margins of the second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee negotiations (INC-5.2) will take the form of "informal roundtables" from 12 to 13 August.

"As of today (10 August), more than 70 Ministers and Vice Minister...