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Campaign on endangered species’ awareness launched

In support of an ongoing commitment to save the world’s most endangered species, Discovery Communications and the U.S. Wildlife Trafficking Alliance in conjunction with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...

Sharks, rays high on CITES COP17 Agenda

Delegates to the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and...

IUCN attributes vilest African elephant losses to poaching

Africa’s overall elephant population has seen the worst declines in 25 years, mainly due to poaching over the past 10 years – according to...

Govts urged to impose restrictions on pangolins trade

Environmentalists have urged governments attending a global wildlife conference in South Africa this month to impose maximum restrictions on the trade of endangered pangolins, a...

Nigeria ready to tackle illicit wildlife trade – Mohammed

The Federal Ministry of Environment with the collaboration of sister agencies has spread its tentacles across the nation’s borders to check the illegal trading...

NESREA seeks support to curb poaching, wildlife trade

Communities in Nigeria have been urged to support efforts to preserve the remaining wildlife resources from extinction by guarding their forests against poachers. The call...

UNEP lifts wildlife trade embargo on Nigeria

As Nigeria joins the rest of the world in marking the 2016 World Wildlife Day, Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed, has disclosed that the...

Illicit trafficking, compliance top agenda at CITES forum

The 66th session of the Standing Committee of CITES holds this week in Geneva, Switzerland in the bid to to take vital decisions on...

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Outage hits Aso Rock, other parts of Abuja as vandals steal underground cables

A power outage has disrupted parts of the Presidential Villa, Maitama, Wuse, Jabi, Lifecamp, Asokoro, Utako, and Mabushi, following...
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NEMA seeks partnership with NAN on disaster management

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is seeking collaboration with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on effective reportage...

ECA, partners hold conclave for harmonious development of Special Economic Zones

"The development of regional value chains requires an alignment of industrialisation frameworks of which the Special Economic Zones (SEZs)...

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Outage hits Aso Rock, other parts of Abuja as vandals steal underground cables

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NEMA seeks partnership with NAN on disaster management

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is seeking collaboration...
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