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Nigeria assumes presidency of African great green wall agency

Nigeria and President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday took over the Presidency of the Great Green Wall in Africa for the next two years. This was...

Michael Simire - December 5, 2021

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UK committed to Nigeria’s efforts to tackle climate change, attain SDGs – Melbourne

In his remarks at the National Assembly at the launch of policy and research materials to support REDD+, Natural Capital Accounting and the Great...

Michael Simire - October 14, 2021

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Great Green Wall: Reps canvass establishment of Africa regional parliamentary assembly

The House of Representatives on Thursday, May 20, 2021 stressed the need for the establishment of an African regional parliamentary assembly of the Sahel...

Michael Simire - May 20, 2021

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Great Green Wall receives over $10bn to regreen the Sahel

The ambitious Great Green Wall for the Sahel and Sahara Initiative (GGW) has received at least $10 billion in new funding. The funding will...

Michael Simire - January 11, 2021

Land Degradation

AfDB supports Great Green Wall with $6.5bn

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said that it will support the Great Green Wall initiative with $6.5 billion over the next five years. President...

Michael Simire - January 11, 2021

Land Degradation

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...

Michael Simire - October 13, 2020

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Great Green Wall tops UN actions supporting SDGs, G20 agenda

The Great Green Wall for the Sahara and Sahel Initiative (GGWSSI) has been listed among the United Nation’s several exemplary actions that support the...

admin - February 17, 2017

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