Environment

Environment

NEDC trains 400 youths on alternative energy, waste recycling

The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has trained 400 youths on alternative energy, waste management and recycling of plastic waste in Gombe. D

UN recognizes 7 World Restoration Flagships to reverse environmental degradation

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) have named seven initiatives from Africa, Latin America,

Nasarawa community where residents have solution to deforestation

Residents of Agunji in Nasarawa Eggon LGA of Nasarawa State have found an alternative to charcoal produced from wood, which results in massive tree fe

Concerns over disease outbreaks as open defecation widely practiced in Yobe capital

There are concerns that Damaturu, the capital of Yobe State, will suffer outbreaks of diseases like cholera and typhoid fever as many residents who la

Climate change: Nigeria to reduce emissions through carbon market

The Federal Government of Nigeria has said it is committed to reducing GreenHouse Gas (GHG) emissions through operation of a carbon market that will m