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World Wetlands Day: A call to stop slaying of waterbirds in Hadejia-Nguru wetlands

Conservationists have expressed concern over the way migratory waterbirds in the Hadejia-Nguru wetlands region are being killed by some unpatriotic Nigerians. At an event organised...

New African journalism fellowship drives wildlife conservation

A new network of African journalists working for major media in four key elephant range countries will increase conservation coverage on the continent, and...

CITES made amazing strides in battle against illegal wildlife trade, says outgoing Scanlon

Secretary-General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), John E. Scanlon, who will soon be completing his...

Hong Kong votes to impose domestic ivory ban by 2021

The Hong Kong Legislative Council on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 voted to pass a bill that will end local ivory trade in Hong Kong,...

South Africa announces minor decrease in rhino poaching for 2017

Fewer rhinos were poached across South Africa in 2017, in comparison with same period in 2016, Environmental Affairs Minister, Edna Molewa, announced on Thursday,...

Rhino poaching in SA still ‘unacceptably high’ – TRAFFIC

TRAFFIC, the Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network, has described as "tiny" the rate of decrease of rhino poaching in South Africa in 2017 compared to...

Fighting corruption in forest conservation: Kenya’s multi-stakeholder task force

Corruption and climate change are arguably the defining challenges facing the world today. Both problems – and their solutions – are interlinked. In particular, corruption...

Protected areas threatened by overexploitation, human activity – Study

Protected areas across the world are most threatened by unsustainable resource use and human disturbance, a new study has found. The authors of this paper, published this...

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NIMC to commence nationwide ward-level enrollment for NIN registration

In line with the presidential directive mandating the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to take NIN enrollment to the...
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Heat, blackouts push Abuja residents to the brink

Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are groaning under the combined weight of intense heat and persistent power...

Stakeholders express divergent views on Lagos’ New Tenancy Bill 2025/2026

Some lawyers in Lagos State have lauded the proposed state tenancy law, describing it as a welcome development, while...

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NIMC to commence nationwide ward-level enrollment for NIN registration

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