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Customs intercepts live pangolin smugglers in major wildlife trafficking crackdown

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘B’, has intensified its crackdown on endangered species trafficking with the interception of additional...

From transit hub to global model: How Nigeria gave pangolins a fighting chance

The world came to Samarkand, Uzbekistan, to learn from Nigeria's experience. The occasion was CITES CoP20, the once-every-three-years global conference where governments decide how to...

NESREA receives pangolins in Kano, Akwa Ibom

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) says pangolins handed over to the agency in Kano and Akwa Ibom states indicate growing...

World Pangolin Day 2026: Stronger laws will protect pangolins, says Wild Africa

Wild Africa has called on the Nigerian government to protect pangolins, the world's most trafficked mammals, from extinction and expedite efforts to update national...

Customs intercepts four live Pangolins in Ogun

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command, Idiroko, says it intercepted four live Pangolins, an endangered species, along the Yemoamota-Abule-Igboora axis of...

Customs seizes 2179kg pangolin scales in Kano

The Kano/Jigawa command of the Nigeria Customs Service has seized 2,179 kilogrammes of pangolin scales in a joint enforcement operation with the Wildlife Justice...

World Pangolin Day: Nigerian icons clamour reduction in demand for illegal bushmeat

On World Pangolin Day observed on Saturday, February 17, 2024, Nigeria's leading personalities from the realms of music, comedy, sports, and business have come...

Customs seizes pangolin scales worth N432m in Bauchi

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone D, Bauchi, has seized contraband Pangolin scales with a Duty Paid Value of N432...

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The N129m question hanging over Lagos’ Obalende Underbridge Beautification Project

The Lagos State Government budget records show that ₦129 million was disbursed in 2025 for the landscaping and beautification...
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Senate confirms Rabiu Umar as NMDPRA chief executive

The Senate on Thursday, May 7, 2026, confirmed the appointment of Rabiu Umar as Authority Chief Executive of the...

France, Nile varsity inaugurate plastic recycling micro-plant in Abuja

The French Embassy in Nigeria and Nile University, Abuja, on Thursday, May 7, 2026, inaugurated a plastic recycling micro-plant...

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The N129m question hanging over Lagos’ Obalende Underbridge Beautification Project

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