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Antiques trade moves to quash UK’s ivory law in court

A law designed to protect elephants, passed with popular support and cross-party Parliamentary backing in 2018, could be struck off the statute books because of resistance...

Six elephants drown at Thai waterfall, two others in care

Six elephants drowned at a waterfall in Thailand while apparently trying to save a calf, according to national park officials. They are now safe after making their...

Six Yankari Game Reserve elephants fitted with tracking device under conservation programme

In a bid reinforce the protection of wildlife in Yankari Game Reserve, scientists have fitted six elephants with GPS/Satellite collars to provide real-time tracking of the...

Conservator-General wants stiffer penalty for wildlife offenders

The Conservator-General, National Park Service, Mr Ibrahim Goni, on Thursday, October 3, 2019 called for stiffer punishment for violators of natural conservation laws to halt the...

344-year-old palace tortoise, Alagba, dies in Ogbomosho

The 344-year-old tortoise in the traditional ruler of Ogbomoso’s palace, popularly known as “Alagba”’, has passed on. Mr Toyin Ajamu, the Private Secretary to Oba Jimoh Oyewunmi, Soun...

Only surviving chimpanzee in UNN zoo dies at 50, embalmed

The only surviving chimpanzee in the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) Zoo has died, Prof Chris Okoye, Head of Department, Zoology and Environmental Studies, has announced. Okoye...

Dafinone urges Nigerians to respect nature, preserve forest

Managing Director, Sapele Integrated Industries Limited (SIIL), Chief Ede Dafinone, has called for improved preservation of the forest to prevent the world from being...

Americans oppose drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge – Study

Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) has been protected from oil and gas drilling for decades. Recently, however, the Trump administration announced their plan to open...

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Mohammed resumes as Authority Chief Executive of NMDPRA

Mr. Saidu Mohammed on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, resumed office as the Authority Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream...

Govt signs MoU with RSE energy to provide off-grid power for industrial clusters

The Federal Government of Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RSE Energy Nigeria to provide off-grid...

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Digitalisation: Govt unveils enterprise content management system to transform oil sector

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