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How Turkey is combating desertification, by minister

The government of Turkey says it has planted a total of 4.5 billion tree seedlings in the past 16 years as part of the Mediterranean country’s...

Great Green Wall: Key to Nigeria’s greatness

The Great Green Wall (GGW) is one of the most audacious efforts in human history, because the GGW countries are faced with conflict, migration, poverty and...

Desertification Day: AU urged to declare state of emergency on forestry

As the world marks Desertification Day, Mr Pima Hoffman, an expert, has called on the African Union (AU) to declare a state of emergency on forestry...

Desertification Day: FAO project develops blueprint for large-scale dryland restoration

Some 25 million trees planted, 53,000 hectares brought under restoration, 700,000 people reached. This is the balance of five years of regreening drylands in the Sahel...

UN scribe urges urgent action on desertification

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has called for an urgent action to protect and restore the world’s degrading land in a bid to reduce forced migration,...

Desertification, drought remain most pressing environmental problems – Don

The Dean, Faculty of Environmental Science, Nasarawa State University Keffi, Prof. Nasiru Idris, says desertification and drought remain the most pressing environmental problems facing Nigeria. Idris said...

Chinese are destroying our farmlands, Ogun communities cry out

Igbesa and Ejila communities in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Areas of Ogun State have called on President Mohammadu Buhari and the Ogun governor, Ibikunle Amosun, to save...

Gombe residents advised on tree planting to curb desertification

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has urged the residents of Gombe State on the need to plant more trees during the wet...

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Where is harmattan? – Nigeria’s vanishing cold season and questions it raises

For generations, December, January and February have meant one thing across much of Nigeria: harmattan. It was the season...
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Alleged extortion: I won’t compromise standard, says Ogun waste management boss

The Managing Director, Ogun State Waste Management Agency (OGWAMA), Mr. Abayomi Hunye, has stated that he will not compromise...

Nasarawa distributes 60 electric vehicles to cooperatives, institutions

The Nasarawa State Government on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, distributed another tranche of 50 tricycles and 10 cars to...

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Where is harmattan? – Nigeria’s vanishing cold season and questions it raises

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Alleged extortion: I won’t compromise standard, says Ogun waste management boss

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