The Gombe State Executive Council (SEC) has approved payment of N389 million as compensation for residents that would be affected by the gully erosion control project at Federal College of Education (FCE) Technical and its surrounding communities.
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has predicted moderate dust haze from Wednesday to Friday across the country.
ASHENEWS reports that young climate change leaders in Enugu state, have pledged to plant 10,000 trees as part of activities to make the state greener.
With UN climate negotiations underway at COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), climate finance has once again been one of the key issues countries have been clashing over.
Climate and Environmental Advocate Team Lead for Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP), Mr Michael David has warned that food wastes especially at Christmas contribute to global warming.
The Zamfara government has earmarked N1.3 billion in the 2024 fiscal year for gully erosion control projects in seven major areas across the state.
The National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB), on Saturday, advised farmers to choose and multiply right variety crops to mitigate climate change.
The Managing Director, Akasco Productions Ltd, Mr Thomas Akaakaa-Terkimbi has urged the Federal Government to create more awareness, involve grassroots and strengthen disaster preparedness plans to phase out fossil fuels.
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast haziness and sunshine from Saturday to Monday across the country.
There has been a ten-fold increase in dengue cases between the years 2000 and 2019, according to an analysis by the World Health Organization (WHO). The reported cases have gone up from 500,000 to 5.2 million during this period, the WHO said. The actual number of cases would be higher as the infection is asymptomatic in most cases and it is not a notifiable disease in many countries.