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Desertification and Drought Day: 40% of planet’s land degraded – UN chief

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, says up to 40 per cent of the planet’s land is degraded thereby endangering food production, threatening biodiversity...

Charcoal producers pledge to address high forests deficit in Nigeria

The National Association of Charcoal Producers, Dealers, Exporters and Afforestation of Nigeria (NACPDEAN) says it is committed to sustainable forest development that would address...

Reps task govt agencies on erosion in Enugu north

The House of Representatives has urged the Ministry of Works and Housing to complete the reconstruction work on the Ugwuonyeama 9th Mile Road, to...

Cross River governor-elect urged to tackle deforestation

Environmental and ecology group, We The People, has charged the governor-elect of Cross River State, Senator Prince Bassey Otu, to take the issue of...

28 CSOs, Cross River community petition govt, UN over illegal logging

Worried over incessant deforestation due to illegal logging activities in Ekuri forest in Cross River State, 28 civil society organisations (CSOs) and members of...

Earth Day: Soludo, experts parley over continuous loss of Anambra landmass to erosion

The environmental disaster bedeviling Anambra and the need to address it was the crux of the matter at a town-hall meeting held in celebration...

Earth Day: Anambra solicits global partnership, funding to combat gully erosion

The Anambra State Government has cried out to the global community over continued loss of arable land to gully erosion menace. Dr Felix Odimegwu, the...

Musicians Baaba Maal, Inna Modja appointed UNCCD Goodwill Ambassadors

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has appointed Baaba Maal and Inna Modja as its Goodwill Ambassadors. Both have previously served as UNCCD...

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Endvocas, AHI sign MoU to promote environmental sustainability in Nigerian universities

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by two environmental rights advocacy organisations, EnviroNews Advocacy and Campaigns for...
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Anambra regains oil wells from Delta, eyes increased derivation revenue

The Anambra State Government says it has recovered a substantial number of oil wells belonging to the state which...

US-Iran war: Dangote Refinery reaffirms commitment to national energy stability

Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has reassured Nigerians of its unwavering commitment to serving as a stabilising force amid...

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Endvocas, AHI sign MoU to promote environmental sustainability in Nigerian universities

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by...

Anambra regains oil wells from Delta, eyes increased derivation revenue

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