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Illegal logging: North-West stakeholders call for review of forestry laws

Some stakeholders in the North-West zone of Nigeria have called for review and strict enforcement of forestry laws to curb unabated plundering of forests...

Michael Simire - November 23, 2021

Land Degradation

Obsolete forestry laws, others trigger illegal logging in North-East Nigeria

Some Nigerian stakeholders in the North-East have identified obsolete environmental and forestry laws as a trigger for the continuous plundering of forests for firewood...

Michael Simire - November 21, 2021

Land Degradation

Imo Assembly urges urgent govt intervention in gully erosion sites

The Imo State House of Assembly has appealed to Gov. Hope Uzodimma to urgently intervene in the gully erosion sites ravaging parts of Ikeduru...

Michael Simire - November 18, 2021

Land Degradation

UNILAG waterfront needs shoreline protection – VC cries out as fence collapses

The University of Lagos’s waterfront is in need of urgent adequate shoreline protection as its ageing perimeter fence has collapsed, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe,...

Michael Simire - October 20, 2021

Land Degradation

Govt condemns illegal felling of trees, warns perpetrators

The National Park Service has condemned the illegal felling of trees across Nigeria’s forests reserves, warning perpetrators to desist from the act or face...

Michael Simire - October 20, 2021

Land Degradation

Gully erosion takes toll on UNIBEN, communities

Some staff and students residing close to the Ugbowo Campus of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) and residents in Iguo-Osaigie and other surrounding communities...

Michael Simire - October 13, 2021

Land Degradation

We’ve committed huge resources to address ecological problems, says Edo

The Edo State Government says it has committed huge resources to address ecological problems confronting the state. Mr Lucky Wasa, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment...

Michael Simire - September 19, 2021

Land Degradation

Assembly passes Sokoto Erosion, Watershed Management Agency Bill

The Sokoto State House of Assembly has passed a bill for the State Erosion and Watershed Management Agency (SEWMA). This followed the adoption of the...

Michael Simire - September 15, 2021

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