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Yankari Game Reserve: Reviving a dying pearl

The Yankari Game Reserve, one of Nigeria’s premier national parks, has been engrossed in numerous challenges threatening its survival. These challenges range from poaching, insecurity,...

Report: Poaching of African rhinos down – but drought and other threats drive losses globally

Poaching of African rhinos has decreased since 2021, but the gains have been offset by other threats such as drought and policy shifts, posing...

‘Only about 100 hippos remain in Nigeria’ – NCF decries latest killing in Edo

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has said that it is deeply disturbed by the recent video showing the unlawful killing of a hippopotamus in...

IPBES unveils co-chairs for Second Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has announced the selection of three world-class scientific experts to lead the "Second Global Assessment"...

World Elephant Day 2025: Wild Africa demands end to human-elephant conflicts

As the world marks World Elephant Day under the theme “Bringing the world together to help elephants”, wildlife conservation organisation, Wild Africa, has urged...

Climate change: Tropical bird populations reduced by a third since 1980

Bird populations in the tropics have dropped by roughly a third (25-38 percent) since 1980 due to intensifying heat extremes, compared to a world...

World Ranger Day: New CITES documentary short film celebrates rangers conserving Ghana’s wildlife

On World Ranger Day 2025, celebrated on Thursday, July 31, just one month after the 50th anniversary of the entry into force of the...

Balancing safety and conservation: Fatal elephant attack in Ogun community

A tragic incident unfolded on Monday, July 28, 2025, in Itasin-Imobi community, Ijebu-East Local Government Area of Ogun State, when a wild elephant fatally...

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Maiden edition of PRCAN Knowledge Hub features local, international AI experts

The Executive Council of the Public Relations Consultants Association of Nigeria (PRCAN), under the leadership of Dr. Nkechi Ali...
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DisCos meter 109,556 customers in Dec. 2025 – NERC

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) metered 109,556 customers in December 2025. The figure, contained...

NCDC alarms over rising Lassa fever in 18 states

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has raised concern over increasing Lassa fever cases across 18...

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Maiden edition of PRCAN Knowledge Hub features local, international AI experts

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DisCos meter 109,556 customers in Dec. 2025 – NERC

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