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Nigeria bans sand mining on River Niger to protect bridges

The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced ban on mining of sand, 10-kilometre radius in River Niger, to protect the first and second Niger...

Hydrological Services Agency warns of imminent flooding along Rivers Benue, Niger

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has issued an urgent flood warning to communities along the River Benue and River Niger, following significant rises...

Govt issues alert over rising level of River Niger

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) on Friday, August 23, 2024, issued an urgent warning to the public regarding the rising water levels of...

Flooding: Kwara Speaker appeals to govt on dredging of River Niger

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Mr Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, has appealed to the Federal Government to dredge the River Niger as lasting solution...

Flooding: Dredging of Rivers Niger, Benue, Kaduna to gulp over $20bn – HYPPADEC

The Managing Director, Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC), Alhaji Abubakar Yelwa, says the dredging of Rivers Benue, Niger and Kaduna will cost...

Nigerian Navy unveils navigational chart for lower River Niger

The Nigerian Navy on Thursday, March 16, 2023, unveiled the Navigational Chart of the Lower River Niger as part of efforts towards the development...

Nigeria partners Chinese Consortia for flood control in River Niger

The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Federal Ministry of Water Resources has signed an agreement with some Chinese consortia on Master Plan for...

Dredge River Niger, Benue to tackle flooding, group tells govt

A socio-cultural organisation, Kwararafa Peoples' Assembly (KPA), has urged the Federal Government to dredge Rivers Niger and Benue to tackle the yearly flood ravaging the...

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TechnoServe, Coca-Cola Foundation launch PReP 2.0 to help scale plastic recycling in Nigeria

Building on the success of the first phase of the Plastic Recycling Program in Southern Nigeria (PReP), international nonprofit,...
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40 migratory animal species receive new, upgraded protection at close of UN meeting in Brazil

Confronted with stark new evidence that many migratory species are moving closer to extinction, governments at a major UN...

CAPPA urges govt to increase tobacco control budget

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has renewed its call on the Federal Government to significantly increase budgetary...

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40 migratory animal species receive new, upgraded protection at close of UN meeting in Brazil

Confronted with stark new evidence that many migratory species...