The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, has stated Nigeria has the lowest forest cover globally, having only 3.7 per cent. He said this when he appeared as a guest on an episode of Unfiltered ...

He said: “The last major forest resources assessment in Nigeria took place between 1996 and 1998 through a $4m grant provided by the African Development Bank.

In recent years, data from Global Forest Watch shows that Nigeria continues to lose over 160,000 hectares of forest annually. This persistent trend unfolds despite decades of warnings from ...

Download PDF file of "Background to Nigeria’s 2015 Elections" 3511kb The vote carries high stakes for governance, security, and the economy and will have ramifications for Africa as a whole. Nigeria ...

LAGOS, NIGERIA — Nigeria’s military announced last week that it was raiding the Sambisa Forest, one of the last strongholds of Islamist extremist group Boko Haram.

An expert on Boko Haram, Yan St-Pierre of the Berlin-based security analysis group MOSECON, said Nigeria’s military had announced its planned attack on the forest 10 days in advance.

TOUROU, CAMEROON — Boko Haram militants are believed to be holding hundreds of captives in Nigeria's Sambisa forest, including more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped in 2014.

Forest elephants are endangered in Nigeria. Habitat protection, community awareness campaigns, research and stronger regulations could save them from going extinct.

The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, has stated Nigeria has the lowest forest cover globally, having only 3.7 per cent. He said this when he ...