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Land Degradation

Three-quarters of Earth’s land became permanently drier in last three decades – UN

Even as dramatic water-related disasters such as floods and storms intensified in some parts of the world, more than three-quarters of Earth’s land became...

COP16: NAGGW reaffirms commitment to curb land degradation, desertification

The National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) has reaffirmed its commitment to curb land degradation and desertification in Nigeria. Alhaji Sale Abubakar, Director-General...

COP16: Private sector urged to step up investment in healthy lands

Hundreds of private sector representatives from finance, fashion, agri-food to pharmaceuticals on Wednesday December 4, 2024, convened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to discuss their...

Some 3bn people globally impacted by land degradation – COP16 President

Three billion people around the world are suffering the impact of poor and degraded land which will “increase levels of migration, stability, and insecurity...

Breathing life into land: Tackling Africa’s dual crisis of air pollution, land degradation

Across Africa, the land we stand on and the air we breathe are both rapidly being eroded. From the arid parts of the Sahel...

Confronting land degradation crisis: COP16 report outlines steps to keep land in safe zone

A major new scientific report was launched on Sunday, December 1, 2024, a day ahead of the opening of the 16th meeting of the...

Four men in court for allegedly damaging economic trees worth N50m

Four men on Friday, November 29, 2024, appeared before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for allegedly damaging economic trees worth N50 million. The defendants...

Govt moves to restore 1m hectares of degraded land in the North

The Federal Government, through the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project, says it will restore about one million hectares of degraded land in...

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Stakeholders move to tackle climate risks in agriculture

Stakeholders on Thursday, August 21, 2025, converged on Abuja to develop skills to tackle climate change and its impact...
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Nigeria’s gold, limestone, bitumen production rising – Miners

The Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN) says Nigeria’s gold, limestone, and bitumen production is increasing, contributing significantly to local...

Nigeria sets 2026 oil output target at 2.5m barrels daily – NUPRC

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says the country is on track to achieve a crude oil production...

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Stakeholders move to tackle climate risks in agriculture

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Nigeria’s gold, limestone, bitumen production rising – Miners

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