Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, officially started the RHI Green Nigeria Challenge on Wednesday. This is a national competition that…
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The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Sokoto State Council, has called on the state government to prioritize environmental management by…
The Federal Government says desertification and land degradation have impacted the livelihoods of more than 40 million Nigerians and affected 43 per cent of the country’s landmass, approximately 923,000 square kilometres.
Sokoto State Government, through the Ministry of Environment, on Tuesday, commemorated the 2025 World Day Desertification and Drought Day. ASHENEWS…
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s environment and agriculture sectors have committed to reviewing the National Policy on Drought, Desertification, and Land Degradation to address emerging climate challenges and improve food security.
The National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) has procured five million date palm seedlings for distribution across 11 frontline northern states to combat desertification and promote economic development in the region.
The Director-General of the National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW), Saleh Abubakar, says the agency has intensified efforts to combat desertification and land degradation across Nigeria’s frontline states.
The Bauchi state government on Saturday unveiled the one million tree planting campaign, to control desert encroachment and promote environmental sustainability in the state.
Desertification has forced several communities in the Yusufari Local Government Area of Yobe State to flee their ancestral lands.
The Jigawa State branch of Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), an umbrella group for the Nigerian Muslim Community, is planting 67,000 assorted tree seedlings in the state to mitigate desertification.