National Agency for Great Green Wall gets new Director-General

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Yusuf Maina Bukar as the Director-General of National Agency for the Great Green Wall, an agency under the Federal Ministry of Environment.

Dr. Yusuf is a PhD holder in “The Impact of the Emerging Climate Change Risks on Sustainable Urban Growth” from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, Master of Science Degree in “Advanced Sustainability of the Built Environment” from the University of Dundee, UK and Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.

Dr. Yusuf has expertise in Climate Change Adaption and Sustainable Development.

Dr. Yusuf is a member of the Nigerian Environmental Society.

Dr. Yusuf is a Ph D holder in “The Impact of the Emerging Climate Change Risks on Sustainable Urban Growth” from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, Master of Science Degree in “Advanced Sustainability of the Built Environment”

— Environment Ministry (@FMEnvng) April 1, 2022

His appointment is a four-year term and takes effect from 4th of April, 2022.

Amaka E. Nliam