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 ...

IN May, President Bola Tinubu signed into law the bill establishing Forest Guards to protect Nigeria’s forests. The law enables federal and state governments to collaborate and recruit young ...

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.

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.

Chibok girls believed to be held in Sambisa Forest in northeast Nigeria . Covered in soft sand and dense bush, Sambisa Forest is a harsh terrain littered with IEDs.

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.

LAGOS, Nigeria -- After carrying out a mass rescue of 200 girls and 93 women from the forest stronghold of an Islamic insurgent group, Nigeria's military is evacuating the females and plans to ...

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 ...