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Rights violations, environmental degradation: Report exposes Chinese, Indian mining practices in Nigeria

A new report by the Community Development Advocacy Foundation (CODAF) has exposed the human rights violations and environmental degradation of host communities by Chinese and indigenous mining companies in Nigeria. The...

Association urges collective action against environmental degradation

The Petroleum, Environment and Solid Minerals Degradation Awareness Association (PESMDAA) has raised an alarm over the rising environmental degradation in regions affected by petroleum...

Kano approves policy to address climate change, extends C-of-O deadline recertification

The Kano State Executive Council has approved a comprehensive Climate Change Policy Framework to address environmental degradation and climate change in the state. This is...

Environmental degradation: NCF calls for synergy, plants 5,000 mangrove seedlings

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has called for synergy among stakeholders to fight environmental degradation, as it planted 5,000 mangroves around the National Theatre...

Group urges govt to save Delta communities from ocean surge, environmental degradation

The Itsekiri Environmental Protection Initiative (IEPI) has called on the Federal Government, through the National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA), to take appropriate action to...

ACReSAL: Kano to plant 3m trees to secure environment, beautify state

The Kano State Government, through the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project, has unveiled plans to plant three million trees to address climate...

New $135m initiative will support SIDS to tackle drivers of environmental degradation

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, launched a new $135 million Blue and Green Islands...

Oil companies responsible for environmental degradation in Bayelsa – Diri

Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa State says International Oil Companies (lOCs), particularly Shell Petroleum Development Company, have been responsible for the environmental degradation in...

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UCLG Africa: North Africa selects representatives for continental, global bodies

The pan-African organisation United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) held its Regional Caucus for North Africa...
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Overcrowding, urban growth accelerating infectious diseases in Nigeria – UNILAG VC

The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, says overcrowded communities in Nigeria, like those...

After 37 fatalities, Nigeria seals mine over deadly gas leak

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has ordered the sealing of mining located in Zuraq, Wase...

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UCLG Africa: North Africa selects representatives for continental, global bodies

The pan-African organisation United Cities and Local Governments of...

Overcrowding, urban growth accelerating infectious diseases in Nigeria – UNILAG VC

The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Lagos (UNILAG),...
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