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I want to change how Nigerians treat pets " Oga Duke
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (1620+ words) Content creator, Oreoluwa Osoba, popularly known as Oga Duke Content creator, Oreoluwa Osoba, popularly known as Oga Duke, has built a following of over 667, 000 Instagram users by creating wholesome content with his dog, Duke. He tells Faith Ajayi about his…...
Airtel promotes sustainability education in Nigerian schools
1+ week, 2+ day ago (402+ words) The initiative, known as the Airtel Green Schools programme, is being implemented through Airtel Nigeria and was unveiled as part of activities marking the 2026 World Environment Day, themed "Climate Action. It is part of the group's broader corporate social responsibility…...
Don lists role of varsities, technology in cultural preservation
1+ mon, 10+ hour ago (399+ words) A professor of Art History at Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti, Olusola Ogunmola, has said that universities owe it a duty to ensure accurate recording and transmission of cultural history to future generations. Ogunmola spoke…...
UBA Foundation recommits to youth environmental awareness
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (508+ words) The UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of United Bank for Africa Group, has reinforced its commitment to environmental sustainability through a tree-planting exercise at two of Lagos" most historic educational institutions, including King"s College, Lagos, and CMS…...
World Environment Day: Abia commissioner seeks collective action on climate change
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (418+ words) The Abia State Commissioner for Environment, Philemon Ogbonna, has called on residents to take collective responsibility in addressing climate change and protecting the environment. Speaking with newsmen on Friday in Umuahia to commemorate the occasion which has "Global Call for…...
How rescued orphaned elephant highlights Nigeria's conservation fight
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (606+ words) As dawn breaks over Okomu National Park in Ovia South-West Local Government Area of Edo State, an exhausted wildlife caretaker prepares milk formula for Agbaibor, a month-old orphaned forest elephant rescued after wandering out of the rainforest alone. "The baby…...
Stakeholders call for forest conservation at UNIOSUN conference
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (245+ words) File: Entrance to Uni Osun The 4th annual conference of the International Society of Tropical Foresters Nigeria opened on May 19 at Osun State University, with stakeholders calling for stronger collaboration to protect forest ecosystems and promote sustainable economic growth. Forest scientists,…...
UNESCO-backed youth network trains Ogun students on biodiversity conservation
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (384+ words) The newly inaugurated Man and Biosphere Youth Network Nigeria has commenced efforts to promote environmental sustainability among young Nigerians with a sensitisation and training programme for students of Plantation High School in Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State....
APC chieftain decries Abuja master plan distortion following deforestation
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (442+ words) File: APC chieftain, Tolu Bankole A member of the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress, Tolu Bankole, has raised concerns over the indiscriminate felling of trees across the Federal Capital Territory. The chieftain of the ruling party also…...
C'Rivers residents demand enforcement of forestry law
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (497+ words) Stakeholders have called on the state government to fully enforce the forestry law and ensure jail terms for persons caught engaging in illegal logging and other forest-related offences. The call was made on Wednesday during a one-day stakeholders" engagement on…...