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A people, blessed and cursed by oil

Nigeria has the second largest oil reserve in Africa and is the 12th largest producer of oil, Worldwide. About two million barrels of oil...

Imo bans mining in Owerri to curb erosion, flooding

Imo State Governor, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, has banned all mining activities in Owerri and its environs to preserve the environment against effects of erosion...

10 buildings collapse at Onitsha erosion site

No fewer than 10 buildings, including a school and church, have collapsed at Obeleagu St. and Nkissi Aroli axis of Onitsha North Local Government...

World Day to Combat Desertification: Land degradation worsening in Ghana

To one schooled in natural resources management, it is simply unthinkable why a farmer would cultivate crops on river banks or even farm in...

Civil society groups call for immediate clean-up of Ogoniland

The Environmental Rights Action, Amnesty International, and Friends of the Earth Europe on Friday, June 2, 2017 called for the immediate clean-up of Ogoniland...

Sustainable practices help Ghana communities reverse land degradation

Farmers and communities in the Northern Savannah Zone of Ghana are being assisted to adopt sustainable land management practices to help reverse land degradation...

NEWMAP to battle land degradation in 12 more states

Twelve additional states have recently become partners with the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) in combating environmental and land degradation. The states...

How Ogoni pollution impoverished indegenes

Poverty, destitution and deprivation prevalent in Ogoniland have been linked with the soil, air and water pollution that the people of the area have...

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NiMet predicts thee-day dust haze, sunshine

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze and sunshine from Saturday, November 23 to Monday, November 25, 2024,...
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African negotiators chief amplifies continent’s position at COP29 in meeting with Guterres

On the last day of negotiations at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Friday, November 22, 2024, Amb Ali Mohamed,...

GMOs: Agency reassures Nigerians of safety

Director-General (D-G), National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Dr Agnes Asagbra, has reassured Nigerians on the safety of consuming Genetically...

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NiMet predicts thee-day dust haze, sunshine

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