… reconvenes the National Emergency Coordination Forum … urges localization of disaster early warning measures to grassroots The National Emergency Management Agency has reconvened the National Emergency Coordination Forum (ECF), a meeting of multi-sectoral stakeholders comprising agencies of Government, international organisations and the United Nations systems. These include the National Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) which
Climate Watch: Nigeria bracing for floods, and sea incursion in Ondo community
May 24
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Mohammad Abubakar, minister of environment, said the federal government is working to restore mangroves in Ogoniland following years of oil spills. The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) had found extensive damage to mangroves in Ogoniland when undertaking its 2011 environmental assessment of the area. During a recent meeting on mangrove restoration, the minister restated the government’s commitment to improving lives in Ogoni communities. Get more details on the federal government’s mangrove restoration plan