By: Aisha Mohammed Farming, predominantly led by women in Michika Local Government area of Adamawa State, served as a primary source of livelihood until the 2014 insurgency attack disrupted community life. As normalcy gradually returns, restoring livelihoods becomes paramount to addressing food security and enhancing both the state and national economies. A resident of Michika […]
By Gloria Abutu As the world celebrates Mother Earth Day, environmental advocates in Adamawa state have emphasized the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling plastics to address climate change. They made the call while speaking to Fombina News in Yola. Mother Earth Day is observed globally on […]
By Babangida Galleon Adamawa State Government has reaffirmed its decision to ban cutting down of trees in the state. The state commissioner , ministry of environment , Muhammed Sadiq Mohammed stated this while declaring open a five day training on climate change awareness campaign organized by the northeast development commission, in […]
By Fidelis Jockthan. A lecturer with Geography Department, Federal College of Education Yola,Dr Madube Tumba Kwabe has attributed the intensity of the pollution and effect of the present hazy weather to the escalating war in the middle -east. As such, the health implications to an individual will be more serious and complex due […]
By Jawati Friday In its effort to encourage and improve on clean environment, the Adamawa state government is set to sanction any person who dumps refuse indiscriminately. The Deputy Governor of Adamawa State, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta, gave the warning when she led the state executive council members during a sanitation exercise in […]
By Babangida Galleon Adamawa State Government has said it will partner with the federal government in ensuring that Nigeria is open defecation free by the year 2030. Adamawa state Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri revealed this when he hosted the State Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Barrister Bello Muhammad at Government House, Yola […]
By Yakubu Halliru Jekadafari In Commemoration of World Children Day 2023 UNICEF in collaboration with ACRESAL Gombe state office launched a climate landscape analysis for children in Nigeria and an inter-school quiz competition. The project coordinator ACRESAL Gombe state office ambassador Sani Adamu Jauro said bringing children on board will help a […]
By Yakubu Halliru Jekadafari The Federal Project Management Unit, FPMU, of Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes, ACRESAL, has expressed readiness to empower women in Bajoga Funakaye local government area of Gombe state. The Unit Specialist, Mrs. Mbalamen Esther Yuwa, of FPMU Abuja, stated this while addressing a group of women in the […]
By Gloria Abutu Human activities have been identified as factors affecting the quality of rain water. A lecturer in the department of Geography, Modibbo Adama University, Yola, Dr. Madube Tumba Kwabe gave the indication while speaking to Radio Nigeria on the contamination of rain water experienced in some parts of the country. […]
By Yakubu Halliru Jekadafari In continuation with maintaining its cardinal responsibilities the Agro-Climatic Resistance in Semi-Arid Landscapes, ACReSAL, Gombe state office, has flagged off a tree planting campaign at Gombe Development Plan 4, GDP 4, Shongo housing extension. Addressing members of the press briefly after planting seedlings, the Gombe state project coordinator, […]