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Land Degradation

Cocoa companies fail on pledge to stop Africa deforestation, says report

Major chocolate companies have failed to keep a promise they made a year ago to stop forests in West Africa being destroyed for cocoa...

Lagos residents urged to halt soil degradation

The Lagos State Government has urged residents to halt the destruction of soil in the state, for a better and safer environment. The Commissioner for...

NEMA advocates tree planting to check windstorm, erosion in southeast

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has called on residents of the southeast to imbibe the culture of tree planting to check windstorm and...

Harmattan: Park Service campaigns on dangers of bush burning

Conservator-General of the Service National Park Service, Alhaji Ibrahim Goni, says the service will soon embark on campaign against bush burning during the dry season. Goni...

Government approves N9.6bn for 11 ecological projects in Abuja, nine states

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 approved N9.6 billion for 11 ecological intervention...

Hassan emerges head of Great Green Wall Agency

The Federal Government has appointed Dr Bukar Hassan as the new Director-General of the National Agency for Great Green Wall (NAGGW). Mrs Larai Daze, the...

Nigeria threatened by desertification, says NCF

Nigeria is losing about a half kilometre of its land mass annually to desert encroachment and time is of essence before the entire country...

Forum explores land degradation impact on people, ecosystem

For the first time since the adoption of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in 1994, world governments are meeting to consider the...

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WaterAid, PepsiCo provide 10,000-litre solar powered WASH facility to Lagos school

In its drive towards ensuring quality living through provision of access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), WaterAid Nigeria...
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INC-4: Africa shouldn’t become dumping ground for plastics – Orekha

The Executive Director of Connected Advocacy, Prince Israel Orekha, has warned developed countries of the world to desist from...

NiMet forecasts three-day sunshine, haziness from Monday

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and haziness from Monday, May 6, to Wednesday, May 8, 2024,...

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WaterAid, PepsiCo provide 10,000-litre solar powered WASH facility to Lagos school

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INC-4: Africa shouldn’t become dumping ground for plastics – Orekha

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