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The Edo State Government says it has committed huge resources to address ecological problems confronting the state. Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State Mr Lucky Wasa, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Sustainability, disclosed this in an interview in Benin City, the state capital, on Sunday, September 19, 2021. He stated that the ecological challenges, which are spread in parts ...

People of Umudim village in Ekwulumili, Nnewi South Local Government of Anambra State say they are living in constant fear over the gully erosion sweeping away homes and farmlands in the area. Gully erosion in Anambra State Ekwulumili is an agrarian community with a large population of indigenous people and shares borders with Amichi, Igboukwu, Unubi, Akwaihedi and Orsumoghu. A ...

A deep gully erosion has severed the major road leading to the Imo Zoo and Nekede, its host community, from Owerri capital city. Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo State The incident, which happened in the night of Monday, July 12, 2021, caused serious commotion and panic among residents of the area, leaving many outgoing and incoming motorists stranded. The situation ...

The Akwa Ibom State Government has spent N10 billion on erosion control projects in the state in the last nine months, the Commissioner for Environment, Mr Charles Udoh, said. Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State Udoh said in Eket on Friday, June 18, 2021 that the money was spent on two major sites – Etim Umana erosion and St. ...

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has urged residents of the South-East to plant trees to checkmate the menace of erosion within the zone. Erosion site in Idemili, Anambra State The South-East Coordinator of NEMA, Mr James Eze, gave the advice in Enugu, Enugu State, on Friday, June 4, 2021. Eze spoke against the background of World Environment Day held ...

Some communities in parts of the South-South zone of Nigeria have decried the perennial economic and human loses arising through the devastating effects of gully erosion in their areas. A gully erosion site Members of the communities who made their views known recently also blamed poor road infrastructure for erosion menace in their areas. The worst hit areas include Adonte, ...

The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) on Thursday, May 13, 2021 expressed concern about  gully erosion in Aguata LGA of Anambra State, which it blamed on alleged  abandonment of  Ugwuakwu-Ibughubu-Umuchu Road. Erosion site in Idemili, Anambra State Chairman of CLO in the state, Mr Vincent Ezekwueme, expressed the concern in an interview in Enugu. He said that residents of the council ...

Some stakeholders in the South-East of Nigeria have reiterated their concern over the adverse effects of gully erosion on the land mass, agriculture and roads in the zone. The Federal High Court, Awka under serious gully erosion threat and at the verge of imminent collapse The stakeholders made their observations known while responding to a survey on “Erosion and Desertification”. ...

A survey conducted in the South-West region in Nigeria has shown that gully erosion is a pronounced environmental challenge that needs to be urgently tackled. A gully erosion site An environment expert, Prof. Isaac Olatunji, urged both the federal and the state governments to set up appropriate policies to combat desertification and gully erosion. Olatunji, who is also the Dean, ...

Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State has directed the immediate repair of a road and culvert affected by gully erosion at Sastazai village in Augie Local Government Area of the state. Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, Governor of Kebbi State A statement by Malam Yahaya Sarki, Special Adviser to Bagudu on Media, issued in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital, on Sunday, May 2, ...