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The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has called on Nigerians, particularly the youth, to adopt sustainable practices through tree planting to combat the adverse effects of climate change.
An Agronomist with Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, Dr Rashida Bala has called for the establishment of community forests to mitigate carbon dioxide emissions and climate change.
Some stakeholders on Wednesday called for a collaborative effort to harness the opportunity of climate change and address the challenges associated with it
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Nkiruka Maduekwe as the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) pending confirmation by NCCC’s Supervisory Council.
ASHENEWS reports that the Sokoto state government has planted hundreds of tree seedlings as part of its activities to commemorate…
“Our goal is making sure that our women engineers are empowered by providing them with the tools, resources, and opportunities they need to lead, conduct research, and innovate.
The Federal Government has inaugurated Climate Justice Youth Ambassadors (CJYA) as part of activities to commemorate World Environment Day.
Save the Children International (SCI), an NGO, alongside other stakeholders in the environmental sector, says there is a need to imbibe the culture of tree planting to mitigate the effects of climate change.
According to Mustapha, climate change on farmland cultivation has significantly degraded soil quality, which in turn has adversely affected agricultural productivity.