An NGO, Women Initiative for Sustainable Environment (WISE), in collaboration with the Kaduna State Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, has distributed clean cookstoves to 400 women in the state.
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Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has reported that at least seven people are missing following severe flooding in Magama and Mashegu Local Government Areas (LGAs) after heavy rainfall on Friday.
The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has reaffirmed the ministry’s commitment to addressing the effects of climate change in Nigeria.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says flooding has displaced no fewer than 3,633 people from five communities in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The Gemstones Miners and Marketers Association of Nigeria (GMMAN) has decried what it described as the over-regulation of the mining sector in Nigeria.
Desertification has forced several communities in the Yusufari Local Government Area of Yobe State to flee their ancestral lands.
The Federal Government has unveiled the National Environmental (Battery Control) Regulations 2024 to prevent and minimise pollution and waste emanating from batteries in Nigeria.
The Federal Government has stated that climate-smart agriculture will address the impact of climate change to ensure resilient food security.
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved the sum of 3.28 million dollars to tackle land degradation in Kebbi under the National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) initiative.
The Bauchi State Government, in partnership with UNICEF, launched a good chlorination initiative in 17 communities of the Katagum Local Government Area to prevent water-borne diseases.