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What to Consider Before Mass Planting of Trees in Lagos State

[The Conversation Africa] Various scientific reports published around the world have pointed out the impacts of climate change. The International Panel on Climate Change, for example, outlines in its 2019 report how tropical forests and climate change are related. According to the report, protection and restoration of forests can play a vital role in removing atmospheric greenhouse gases. This is a way to cushion the impacts of climate change towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. from AllAfrica News: Nigeria via NEWS
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Vulnerable Nigerians Laud Govt on Fuel Price Adjustments

[Daily Trust] Yenagoa, Kaduna, Abeokuta, Maiduguri, Kano -Low income earners and vulnerable Nigerians have described the recent downward fuel pump price adjustments by the federal government as desirable to improving their businesses and called on the government to sustain the fiscal regime in the downstream sector to grow the economy. from AllAfrica News: Nigeria via NEWS
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Security Task Force Flags Off Operation Accord Against Bandits

[Daily Trust] Jos -Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), a multi-security task force maintaining peace and harmony in Plateau and some parts of Bauchi and Kaduna states, has flagged off Operation ACCORD to contain the possible infiltration of fleeing bandits into its Joint Area of Operation from the North West. from AllAfrica News: Nigeria via NEWS
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Africa: George Floyd Death in U.S. Affects Africa Too, Analysts Say

[VOA] Johanneburg -Officials in Africa have expressed concern over developments in the U.S. following the death of George Floyd, the black American man killed in police custody in the city of Minneapolis last week. The head of the African Union described Floyd's death as an act of "murder," while South Africa's ruling party is calling for calm in the U.S. Statements from the African continent could portend a shift in global relations -- and hopefully, analysts say, make a bigger point: wheth via LATEST NEWS
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Nigeria: What to Consider Before Mass Planting of Trees in Lagos State

[The Conversation Africa] Various scientific reports published around the world have pointed out the impacts of climate change. The International Panel on Climate Change, for example, outlines in its 2019 report how tropical forests and climate change are related. According to the report, protection and restoration of forests can play a vital role in removing atmospheric greenhouse gases. This is a way to cushion the impacts of climate change towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. via LATEST NEWS
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Police Bow To Pressure, Release Kogi Commissioner Who Assaulted, Raped Lady Over Facebook Post

Commissioner Danga The police have released Mr Abdulmumuni Danga, Kogi State Commissioner for Water Resources, who assaulted and raped a lady over a Facebook post after pressure from Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi. The police would however, be charging Danga to court within three weeks. SaharaReporters had earlier reported that Danga was interrogated at the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police , Gender Unit, Force Intelligence Bureau, FCID, Abuja. He wrote a statement after intense persuasion from the police.  Commissioner Danga A source within the police confirmed to SaharaReporters that Governor Bello pressured the police to ensure the commissioner does not spend the night at the police station. After about four hours at the FCID, the police released Danga, allowing him to walk freely out of the station without assurance of him returning when summoned, a source at the police FCID told SaharaReporters. “After interrogation, the police allowed him to go. He was pes
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N4.3bn: Concerned Citizens Ask Nigeria’s Anti-graft Agencies To Investigate Money Found In Ondo Government’s ‘Secret’ Account

Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu Some concerned citizens of Ondo State have called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, and Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission to investigate the N4.3bn stashed in a ‘secret’ account by the state government. The fund had been regularly withdrawn and spent by the Govenor Rotimi Akeredolu administration without the knowledge of the state’s House of Assembly. The concerned citizens, who took to the Twitter to demand explanations from the government over the fund, said the anti-graft agencies should invite the state’s Account-General for questioning over the alleged financial impropriety.  Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu Mr Ope Omoriwo, a Twitter user, said President Muhammadu Buhari should prove his integrity and stance against corruption by asking Governor Akeredolu to explain how the fund was spent without the knowledge of the Assembly. He said, “To prove to the world that our President (Buh
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