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Zamfara battles desertification, plants 24,000 trees

The Zamfara State Government has planted 24,000 trees in some of its Local Government Areas as part of a campaign against desertification across the...

NEMA to engage states for effective disaster management

The Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Mustapha Maihaja, has said that the Agency would engage state governments through intensive advocacy and sensitisation...

Edo moves to curb destruction of forest reserves

The Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has constituted a taskforce to halt the destruction of forest reserves in the state. Obaseki announced in...

Wildfire kills 50 near Athens, families flee to beaches

A wildfire killed at least 50 people and injured scores more as it swept through a small resort town near Athens, Nikos Economopoulos, Head...

Tree felling: DPR wants Nigerians to embrace gas for domestic energy needs

Worried by the threat to environment posed by massive tree felling, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has urged Nigerians to embrace the use...

Erosion: NEWMAP appeals to Obosi community over slow pace of work

The Nigerian Erosion Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) on Thursday, July 19, 2018 appealed to Obosi community in Anambra State to bear with it over...

EU, Oxfam move to battle desertification in Katsina

The European Union (EU) and Oxfam have distributed agricultural inputs worth N120 million to farmers in Katsina State for the second phase of the...

Death toll rises to 90 as landslides, floods engulf Nepal

Five people were killed in Nepal on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 by landslides and flooding brought on by monsoon rains, bringing the death toll...

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NMDPRA begins campaign on dangers of scooping petroleum products from accident scenes

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Resources Authority (NMDPRA) is set to embark on a public campaign to educate...
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Tinubu signs N54.99trn 2025 budget into law, says it will empower Nigerians, build resilient future

President Bola Tinubu on Friday, February 28, signed the N54.99 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill into law at the State...

Tripling off-grid renewables is a catalyst for sustainable development in rural communities

The landmark COP28 UAE consensus marked a turning point in the global energy transition, committing to triple installed renewable energy...

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NMDPRA begins campaign on dangers of scooping petroleum products from accident scenes

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Tinubu signs N54.99trn 2025 budget into law, says it will empower Nigerians, build resilient future

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