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Great Green Wall will combat climate, desertification effects – Group

The Global Legislators for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE) International has called for the Great Green Wall to be built across several states in northern Nigeria to...

Deforestation, bush burning, lead causes of climate change – NESREA

The National Environmental Standard and Regulation Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has attributed human activities such as deforestation, bush burning, and increase in greenhouse gases as major causes of...

Govt urged to outlaw bush burning to save ecosystem

Some environment experts on Thursday, November 7, 2019 urged the Federal Government to outlaw the practice of bush burning for any reason to save the nation’s...

Five states in Nigeria get red alert on flooding

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has advised five states to be on red alert against flooding. Mr Clement Onyeaso, the Director General of NIHSA, gave the...

Landslide wreaks havoc in Umuahia

A major disaster was averted on the night of Monday, October 28, 2019 at Umuchime Amuzukwu-Ibeku in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State, when...

Erosion menace forces Akwa Ibom to close Calabar-Itu highway

The Akwa Ibom State Government has directed the immediate closure of Calabar-Itu highway by the Akwa Ibom Broadcasting Corporation (AKBC) transmission station. The directive is contained in...

Africa develops financial tools to become drought-resilient

The Africa Risk Capacity (ARC) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) have said they will collaborate to support the development of financial tools...

Ikeazor calls for state of emergency on erosion

Minister of State for Environment, Mrs Sharon Ikeazor, has called for the immediate declaration of a state of emergency on erosion ravaging several parts of the...

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INC-5.2: World not on track to deliver plastic treaty, lament CSOs, urge negotiators to ‘fix the process’

Four days into the final Global Plastics Treaty negotiations in Geneva, civil society organisations (CSOs) are bothered that the...
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Energy institute holds maiden matriculation, pioneers National Diploma in Solar Technology

The Asteven Energy Institute has made history by holding its maiden matriculation ceremony for 17 pioneer students of the...

Toxic pesticides: SRADev, experts urge govt to go organic

The Sustainable Research and Action for Environmental Development (SRADev Nigeria) has urged the Federal Government to prioritise investments in...

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INC-5.2: World not on track to deliver plastic treaty, lament CSOs, urge negotiators to ‘fix the process’

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Energy institute holds maiden matriculation, pioneers National Diploma in Solar Technology

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