Benue State Government, through the Benue State Agro-Climatic Watershed Management Agency, has commenced further interventions aimed at permanently ending the recurring flood disasters experienced in parts of the state. The …
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CITAD Launches Campaign to Plant One Million Indigenous Trees Across Northern Nigeria
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has launched a one-year campaign to plant one million indigenous trees across the 19 states of Northern Nigeria. The campaign commenced on …
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Heavy Rainfall Kills Two Children, Destroys Over 20 Houses in Jigawa Communities
Muhammed Musa Hadejia A heavy downpour lasting more than an hour has killed two children and destroyed more than 20 houses in parts of Hadejia Senatorial District of Jigawa State. …
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CITAD Launches Tree-Planting Exercise in Kano Schools to Combat Desertification
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has launched a tree-planting exercise in public secondary schools in Kano State to combat desertification, strengthen climate resilience, preserve biodiversity and revive …
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NEMA DG Commends Kebbi Governor for Rapid Development, Proactive Flood Response
The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Hajiya Zubaida Umar, has commended the Kebbi State Governor, Comrade Dr. Nasir Idris, for what she described as the rapid pace …
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The Managing Director of the Refuse Management and Sanitation Board (REMASAB), Dr. Mohammed S. Khalil, has revealed that the Kano State Government has cleared the outstanding 16-month allowances owed to …
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Mobile Court Sanctions Polaris Bank, Others for Environmental Offences in Kano
Rahab Yusuf The Mobile Environmental Sanitation Court operated by the Kano State Refuse Management and Sanitation Board (REMASAB) has sanctioned Polaris Bank and three other businesses for violating environmental sanitation …
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Lagos State Government on Saturday inaugurated a Special Task Force to monitor the metropolis, bus stops, garages, and lay-bys against indiscriminate waste dumping, charging transport union members to act as …
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GEPI Commends Jigawa for Partnering with Community-Based Organisations on Flood Control Initiatives
The Green and Environmental Project Initiative (GEPI), a civil society organisation dedicated to environmental sustainability and climate change advocacy, has commended the Jigawa State Government under the leadership of Governor …
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Nnimmo Bassey Takes Alternative Convergence Demands For Environmental Justice To Rivers NUJ
The demands of the Niger Delta people on environmental justice raised at the just-ended 5th Niger Delta Alternative Convergence, which held on 11 May in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, have …