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Insurgency worsening desert encroachment in Borno, says official

The Permanent Secretary, Borno State Ministry of Environment, Alhaji Mohammed Dankoli, has said that the lingering insurgency in the sub-region had worsened desertification...

Govt expresses commitment to tackle climate change in dry lands

Director- General, National Agency for the Great Green Wall, Dr Bukar Hassan, has reiterated Federal Government’s commitment to tackle the impact of climate change...

Govt trains youths, women to combat desertification

The Federal Government has put in place skill acquisition and entrepreneurship training, for youths and women to combat desertification and improve livelihood of communities...

Jigawa plants 2.5m trees to battle desert encroachment

The Jigawa State Government on Monday, August 31, 2020 began planting of 2.5 million tree seedlings to mitigate the adverse effects of desert encroachment. The...

Defence Academy begins planting of 10,000 trees to tackle desertification

The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has embarked on the planting of 10,000 variety of trees on its two campuses at Afaka and Ribadu areas...

Kubuqi: Chinese solution to desertification control lauded

The sixth Kubuqi International Desert Forum was held from Saturday, July 29 to Sunday, July 30, 2017 in the Kubuqi Desert in Ordos, Inner...

World Desertification Day: Campaign to invest in degraded lands underway

“Our land. Our home. Our Future,” is the rallying call for this year’s celebration of the World Day to Combat Desertification on 17 June...

Desertification: Sokoto to plant 1 million trees

As a way of tackling desertification in Sokoto State, Governor Aminu Tambuwal has disclosed that government has raised one million different varieties of seedlings...

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GOCOP condoles with former president on death of her sister

The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has expressed its condolences to its immediate past president and the publisher...
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Sustaining HIV, TB, malaria gains amid declining donor support

When 32-year-old Grace Choji, who lives in Mpape, a satellite town in the FCT, swallowed her antiretroviral medication, she...

The ‘People’ System: Why coordination is missing link in Nigeria’s food system

Consider the classic negotiation parable of two business owners fighting over a shipment of oranges; without understanding their interdependence,...

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GOCOP condoles with former president on death of her sister

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Sustaining HIV, TB, malaria gains amid declining donor support

When 32-year-old Grace Choji, who lives in Mpape, a...
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