NAGGW train staff on capacity building
By Mashe Umaru Gwamna The Director General (DG) National Agency for The Great Green Wall (NAGGW) Dr. Bukar Hassan said that proper procurement process and procedures is essential for transparency and accountability of any responsible Government or Private entity. Hassan made the disclosure recently when he declared opened a two-day Procurement Training More...
Climate Chance Summit: Non-state actors battle climate change
The Climate Chance Summit – Africa 2019 will take place in Accra, Ghana, from October 16 to 18 at the International Conference Centre. According to the organisers, the event will be a wide gathering of 2,000 non-state More...
Vaping Deaths: ERA/FoEN tells FG to ban e-cigarettes
By Mashe Umaru Gwamna The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has called on the Nigerian government to swiftly place a ban on e-cigarettes, shisha and other so-called novel products More...
Tropical forest success story under threat in Guatemala
While much of the media spotlight has focused on the fires which have ravaged the Brazilian rainforest in recent weeks, a fight has been unfolding thousands of miles away to save a protected reserve in the largest More...
Northern California hit by mega power cuts over wildfire fears
While much of the media spotlight has focused on the fires which have ravaged the Brazilian rainforest in recent weeks, a fight has been unfolding thousands of miles away to save a protected reserve in the largest More...
Insecurity hinders tourism progress in Nigeria -CG
By Mashe Umaru Gwamna The Conservator-General of National Park Services, Ibrahim Goni recently said that the different challenges facing the tourist centres under his watch across the country, includes herdsmen More...
Climate strike: Youth group challenges govt to take action
As the subject of climate change gradually becomes one of global concern, Nigeria has remained central in the conversations and actions related to climate action. In Kwara State, an anti-littering group, PickThatTrash, More...
Foundation flags-off planting of 37,000 trees in Kwara
The Global Warming Shield Foundation recently in Ilorin, Kwara State, flagged off the planting of 37,000 tress across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Tree planting Speaking with the News Agency More...
Patrick Naagbanton death a big loss to Nigeria, world at large -ERA/FoEN
By Mashe Umaru Gwamna The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has expressed shock at the death of human rights activist – Patrick Naagbanton , describing his demise as a loss More...
More pacific salmon are showing up in western arctic waters
A few Pacific salmon caught as far east as Cambridge Bay, in addition to the recent catch of a salmon shark near Kugluktuk, are some of the latest signs that the waters in the western Arctic have changed with the More...