Yearly Archives: 2021

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Nasiru Idris: Importance of celebrating World Environment Day

The United Nations General Assembly designated June 5 as World Environment Day since 1972 resulting from discussions on the integration of human interactions and...

Michael Simire - June 6, 2021

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Nestle, Lagos plant indigenous trees to preserve cultural heritage

Nestlé Nigeria Plc and the Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources have commenced the planting of indigenous trees as a way of...

Michael Simire - June 4, 2021

Agric & Biotech

Biosafety agency claims no genetically modified fish in Nigerian market

The Director-General, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Rufus Ebegba, says there are no genetically modified fish and animals yet in the Nigerian market. He...

Michael Simire - June 4, 2021

Pollution

Environmentalist tasks oil firms on onshore pollution cleaning

An environmentalist, Dr Nnimmo Bassey, has urged oil firms in the Niger Delta to clean up polluted onshore sites before moving their activities offshore. Bassey...

Michael Simire - June 4, 2021

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World Environment Day: ERA/FoEN lists ecosystem restoration measures

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has joined the global community to commemorate the 2021 World Environment Day (WED) with the...

Michael Simire - June 4, 2021

Sustainable Devpt

World Environment Day: Kaduna to plant 1.2m trees

Kaduna State Government has pledged to plant 1.2 million trees within the year in an effort to tackle climate change. Mr Ibrahim Husseini, Commissioner for...

Michael Simire - June 4, 2021

Land Degradation

NEMA urges South-East residents to plant trees to check erosion

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has urged residents of the South-East to plant trees to checkmate the menace of erosion within the zone. The...

Michael Simire - June 4, 2021

Conservation