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Nigeria has lost 96% of original forest cover to deforestation – NCF

Nigeria has lost 96 per cent of its forest due to deforestation, according to the Director-General, Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), Dr Muhtari Aminu-Kano. He said...

Erosion threatens Awka hotel, judiciary buildings with collapse

The Grand Riviera, a popular three-star hotel in Awka, Anambra State, is facing imminent collapse due to gully erosion occasioned by rainfalls, the News...

Flood hits eight LGAs in Kano

The Kano State Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation Agency (SERERA) says it has dispatched personnel to eight local government areas of the state recently affected...

Erosion: Engineers advocate better environment management to check man-made causes

The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has blamed manmade factors for the devastating effects of erosion menace in Anambra State and the entire southeast. Mr...

Kebbi SEMA assesses damages caused by flood in 11 councils

The Kebbi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) says it has begun the assessment of damages caused by flood in 11 local government areas of...

NEMA expresses worry over erosion menace in southeast

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has expressed worry over the level of erosion menace in the southeast of Nigeria. Mr Walson Ibarakumo, the Enugu...

Kaduna State warns residents of imminent flooding

The Kaduna State Government has urged communities along riversides to maintain vigilance over imminent flood on night of Tuesday, August 21, 2018 and the...

Gully erosion severs Nkpor-Nnobi Road in Anambra

Gully erosion has severed the Nkpor-Nnobi Road, a major road which links Onitsha and environs with Nnobi, Nnewi and other parts of the southern part...

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New report lists Indigenous Women’s response to climate, human rights crisis

As the world searches for answers to the climate crisis and the global backsliding of human rights, Indigenous Women...
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World Refugee Day: Nigeria houses 138,154 refugees in 33 states, FCT – Govt

The Federal Government of Nigeria on Friday, June 20, 2025, reiterated its commitment toward protecting and assisting all the...

Taraba champions subnational leadership at Bonn Climate Conference

At the ongoing 62nd Session of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies (SB62) in Bonn, Germany, Aishat A. Barde, Commissioner of...

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