Afforestation

The Gombe State Government has signed a contract agreement of over twelve billion naira (N12,000,000,000) aimed at tackling a 21-kilometre long gully erosion in the state, safeguarding lives, and preserving the environment. The…

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has decried the loss of forests to deforestation. According to the FAO, the world's forests are under threat, as more than 400 million hectares of forest have been…

The Sokoto State Government, Northern Nigeria, through the Universal Basic Education Board in collaboration with the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has inaugurated a 'Go Green Project' to curtail the effects of desertification across…

The Federal Government says it has planted  6,248,240 trees between 2019 and the second quarters of 2021. Minister of State for Environment, Chief Sharon Ikeazor, said this at the 15th National Council on Environment (NCE), in…

Eme Offiong, Calabar To fulfil the determination to provide cover against the weather and tackle climate change, the Cross River Governor, Professor Ben Ayade has given residents one month to plant 4.2 million trees. Governor Ayade…

States in the North-West geo-political zone in Nigeria have intensified efforts at checking desert encroachment through their afforestation programmes. A survey conducted in Kaduna, Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi, Katsina and Kano states…

States in the South-South have embarked on various tree planting programmes aimed at afforestation of the geo-political zone in order to combat desertification and global warming. The Edo State Government says it plans to plant 10…

The Kano State Government says it will introduce Forestry Law to check indiscriminate felling of trees, conserve forest resources and protect the environment. The state Commissioner for Environment, Dr Kabiru Getso, stated this in an…