This is contained in a statement by Olusomi Oduguwa, the Media and Communications Manager of the foundation, on Saturday in Lagos.
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This was disclosed during a courtesy visit to the UI Vice Chancellor, Prof. Kayode Adebowale, by representatives of Polaris Bank Ltd and the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF).
The commemorative tree planting activity was held at the Ajingi Community Reserve, Kunkurawa, Kano on August 30, 2024.
Dr Joseph Onoja, Director-General of NCF, gave the indication at an event to mark the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the foundation and award night held on Saturday in Lagos.
The Front in a statement e- Signed by Dr Tanko Yunusa pointed out thatit made the call in the overriding interest of our nation, but more particularly for the huge number of students, parents, academic and non- teaching staff in all Federal and state-owned universities across the country who have been affected directly by this avoidable strike.
Speaking at a press conference to sensitize the public on the importance of year 2021 Annual Walk for Nature on Monday at Alausa, Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello called for a behavioural change in favour of biodiversity conservation, adding that as people conserve biodiversity around them, they conserve their lives.
Oladapo Soneye, the NCF’s Head of Communications, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, ahead of the 2021 International Day of Forest.
Muhtari Aminu-Kano, Director General, NCF, made the appeal in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja while reacting to a social media post of a man who killed a blue marlin (spearfish).
Ayodele Alamu, Head, Business Development and Communications at NCF, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that plastic waste was harmful to human health and could cause flooding in the environment.
The Federation Regional Development Officer (South East), Charles Obasi, told NAN on Sunday in Enugu that the clinic and other events would popularise the sports in schools in Enugu and the region.
The Director-General of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation, Dr Muktari Aminu-Kano, raised the alarm in Lagos on Sunday.
The NCF President, Board of Trustees, Chief Philip Asiodu, made the call at the “2018 Walk for Nature”, an annual initiative aimed at raising environmental education in Nigeria organised by NCF and the Lagos State Government.
This was disclosed by the Director General of the NCF, Dr. Muhtari Aminu-Kano, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria.
Aminu-Kano said the country currently has only four per cent of its original forest cover.
The federation’s Secretary-General said that the qualifiers would hold in Narirobi, Kenya, from the August 17 to August 27, adding that the camp would run through to the end of July in Kaduna.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ghana, Gambia, Sierra Leone and hosts Nigeria are participating in the week-long event, which started on April 14 and ended on Saturday.