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Yobe: Kidney disease researchers detect heavy metal in water samples

Preliminary report on chronic kidney disease (CKD) research conducted in Yobe State has indicated heavy metal presence in samples of water consumed by residents...

Flood: Yobe unveils response plan for 467,976 high risk persons

The Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (YOSEMA) has unveiled its response plan for 467,976 persons residing in flood prone areas in the state. Dr Mohammad...

ACReSAL partners NGO to inculcate proper waste disposal in Yobe

The Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscape (ACReSAL) and The Global Peace Development (GPD), an NGO, have gone into a partnership to promote proper waste...

2025 UN Lean Season Plan: X-raying funding for BAY states

While the BAY states – Borno, Adamawa and Yobe – are experiencing humanitarian emergency crises such as food insecurity, climate shocks, and economic fluctuations,...

Agency intensifies tree planting to fight desertification in Yobe

The National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) has intensified afforestation efforts in frontline states as part of its 10th anniversary in reversing...

NCF inaugurates UN-supported climate adaptation project for farmers in Yobe

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has inaugurated a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-supported climate change adaptation initiative for smallholder farmers and pastoralists in 10...

Group renews commitment to environmental protection in Yobe

The Petroleum Environmental Solid Minerals Degradation Awareness Association (PESMDAA) has pledged to deepen advocacy for sustainable environmental practices in Yobe State. It also commits to...

UN launches $159m plan to avert food security crisis in Borno, Adamawa, Yobe

Nigeria’s Federal Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, and the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Malick...

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Unregulated food environment: Nigeria is eating itself to death

There is a quiet epidemic running alongside Nigeria's more publicised health crises. It does not arrive in sudden outbreaks...
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World Water Day: Alliance unveils upgraded global water standard

The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, announced the launch of Version 3.0 of the International Water Stewardship Standard,...

Zambian authorities seize half-a-tonne of ivory tusks smuggled by cross-border trafficking syndicate

Acting on intelligence provided by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), Zambian law enforcement agents raided a house in...

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Unregulated food environment: Nigeria is eating itself to death

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