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Uncontrolled desertification can affect food security – Environmentalist

An Environmentalist, Mr Gafar Odubote, has said that desertification, if not controlled, can negatively impact Nigeria’s food security. Odubote, the Public Relations Manager of Let’s...
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Flood: Kogi promises timely completion of embankment on Niger river

The Kogi State Government says it is doing everything possible to ensure that the embankment project along River Niger in Lokoja, the state capital, becomes...
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Niger seeks government intervention in gully erosion menace

Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger State on Monday, July 9, 2018 called on the Federal Government to assist in tackling gully erosion confronting the...
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Flooding: NEMA urges drain de-silting in southeast

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Monday called on governments and people of the southeast geo-political zone to engage in massive de-silting of...
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Desertification: VC advocates introduction of BSc. Environmental Health Science

The Vice-Chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Prof. Ibrahim Garba, has advocated for introduction of BSc. Environmental Health Science in Nigerian universities to effectively...
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Government warns against indiscriminate felling of trees

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) has warned members of the public to desist from indiscriminate felling of trees. Mrs Heather Akanni,...
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Power station alerts Niger communities on impending flood

The North South Power Station (NSP) in Niger State has warned host communities of an impending risk of flood in communities living in the...
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Southeast Nigeria losing land to over 2,800 active erosion sites

The World Igbo Environmental Foundation (WIEF) says there are over 2,800 active erosion sites threatening to sack most communities in the southeast of Nigeria...
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