Climate change is challenging agriculture in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country. With long dry spells and extreme heat, ...

One way to do this is through deforestation. From 2000 to 2022, the researchers found that almost 47% of forest cover was lost in Nigeria. Khan said when forests are cut down, not only is Nigeria ...

According to the United Nations, Nigeria has the highest deforestation rate in the world, with an estimated 3.7 percent of ...

A conservation organisation, Wild Africa, has issued a stark warning against the alarming rate of deforestation in Nigeria. The organisation, in a report on Friday as Nigeria joins the rest of the ...

A US-based Nigerian lawyer, Emmanuel Omirin, has called for a comprehensive overhaul of Nigeria’s environmental legal framework.Omirin warned that current laws were inadequate to tackle the pressing ...

Nigeria has removed 36% of its trees in the ... good news in that is about 28% remain as frontier forest. But with a deforestation rate over the past twenty or so years of 26%, the future isn ...

The Minister of Environment has expressed deep concern over the continued neglect of environmental issues in Nigeria, warning ...

In a shining moment for Nigerian youth innovation, three teenagers – Bright Attai, Blessed Pepple, and Lesley John Jumbo – have earned global recognition by winning Top Honors at the 2025 Slingshot ...

Oil spills in Nigeria’s mangroves are likely to remain ... Our findings revealed significant deforestation from 2016 to 2024, with an estimated mangrove mortality rate of 5,644 hectares/year.

Nigeria has the world’s highest deforestation rate, Brazil loses the largest area of forest annually, and Congo consumes more bushmeat than any other tropical country. These are among the findin ...