Tag Archives: sustainable development

The Nation reports that Mr Aliyu Bananda, Director, Drought and Desertification Amelioration Department, Federal Ministry of Environment says the Federal Government is committed to achieving land degradation neutrality by 2030. Bananda said this at a workshop on Endorsement of Nigeria Voluntary Target to Achieve Land Degradation Neutrality, (LDN) organised by the ministry in Abuja on Thursday. He said that government ...

According to The Guardian, senior United Nations officials said, ahead of World Habitat Day (WHD), that with an increasing number of poor and vulnerable people living in precarious conditions, urgent action is needed to refocus urban planning and to provide safe, affordable housing that is appropriate for the citizens’ growing needs. Reports show that the WHD is observed annually on ...

At the 17th anniversary of the Citizens Mediation Centre (CMC), which coincided with the anniversary of International Day of Peace, stakeholders in the justice sector urged Nigerians to embrace peace for the country to achieve sustainable political and economic development. According to The Nation, the stakeholders are: Lagos State Governor Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Justice Habib Abiru of the Court of Appeal, who ...