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Anambra signs N9b contract to restore six erosion sites

The Anambra State Government has signed N9 billion agreements with two foreign firms and one local firm for erosion-control works on six erosion sites...

admin - May 24, 2018

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Kaduna warns of flash floods in five councils

The Kaduna State Government has warned of imminent flood in five local government areas (LGAs) of the state. Malam Abdullahi Rigasa, the General Manager, Kaduna...

admin - May 22, 2018

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Government restates commitment to tackling ecological challenges nationwide

The Federal Government says it is genuinely committed to tackling myriads of ecological disaster facing many states across the country. The Minister of State for...

admin - May 21, 2018

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Agency warns that desertification may engulf Nigeria

The Director General, National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW), Mr Goni Ahmed, says desertification, if not tackled, will spread across the nation. Ahmed...

admin - May 18, 2018

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Lava threatens Hawaii exit routes, could spur more evacuations

Lava flowing from giant rips in the earth on the flank of Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano threatens highways. The threat raises the possibility that officials...

admin - May 15, 2018

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Global economy will lose $23t to land degradation by 2050 – UNCCD

The global economy will lose a whopping $23 trillion by 2050 through land degradation, a review by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification...

admin - May 10, 2018

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Erosion: Communities want Buhari to declare state of emergency in Anambra

The people of Orumba North and Orumba South in Anambra State have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency to the...

admin - April 21, 2018

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Ecosystem degradation, biodiversity loss cause of farmers-herders clash

The President, Global Legislators Organisation for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE), Nigerian Chapter, Sen. Bukar Ibrahim, said ecosystem degradation and biodiversity loss were part of...

admin - April 21, 2018

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