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UNGA: Minister seeks AfDB’s support on funding Nigeria’s great green wall project

The Minister of Environment, Malam Balarabe Lawal, has solicited the support of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in funding the National Agency for the...
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Nigeria reaffirms commitment to Ogoni clean-up

The Minister of Environment, Malam Balarabe Lawal, on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, in Abuja reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to addressing environmental degradation in...
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Land Degradation

Panama to host UN meeting on desertification, land degradation, drought

Representatives of 196 countries and the European Union will convene in Panama from December 1 to 5, 2025 to review their efforts against desertification,...
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Land Degradation

Govt targets 1m hectares restoration with ACReSAL project in 10 states

The Federal Government through the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project, has inaugurated a stakeholders’ engagement aimed at restoring one million hectares of...
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Land Degradation

How to utilise food systems to reverse land degradation – Scientists

In Nature, 21 leading scientists on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, prescribed ways to use food systems to halt and reverse land degradation, underlining that doing...
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Land Degradation

Jigawa: Why desertification deserves more attention than it gets

Jigawa State was once among of the thriving agricultural hubs in Northwestern Nigeria. However, the state is rapidly losing its fertile land due to...
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Land Degradation

Ibrahim Thiaw passes UNCCD leadership baton to Yasmine Fouad

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, marked a historic leadership transition as outgoing Executive Secretary, Ibrahim Thiaw, handed...
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Land Degradation

Agency intensifies tree planting to fight desertification in Yobe

The National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) has intensified afforestation efforts in frontline states as part of its 10th anniversary in reversing...
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SERAP sues INEC over ‘failure to account for missing N55.9bn election funds’

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “over the failure to...
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Thunderstorms threaten flood-weary Malawi as temperatures climb toward 32°C

Isolated thunderstorms are forecast to sweep across much of Malawi this week, raising concerns in a country where flooding...
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Princess Chigbo: Police arrests armed robbery suspects, programme of activities unveiled

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command says it has recorded a major breakthrough in its sustained fight against...

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SERAP sues INEC over ‘failure to account for missing N55.9bn election funds’

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