Environment

Environment

Tasks ahead of Zarma, new environment minister

About a month ago, the former Minister of State for Environment, Ibrahim Usman Jibril, handed over to Surv Suleiman Hassan Zarma as the new minister t

Abia State NEWMAP has drawn up to $25m – Engr. Izuchukwu Onwughara

The Coordinator of Nigerian Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) in Abia State, Engr. Izuchukwu Onwughara, spoke on the level of implemen

Tambuwal promises to complete road abandoned for 12 years

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has promised to complete the road which was abandoned since 2007 in Gudu local government area of the state. The road w

Nigeria needs 20m hectares of land to meet forest cover

The Director General of Forest Research Institute of Nigeria, Dr Adeshola Adepoju, said for Nigeria to get the required forest cover as recommended by

‘50 billion tons of sand used globally’

Experts have said there is need to manage sand extraction to avoid huge environmental impact. It said that about 50 billion tons of sand and gravel ar