Nigeria is losing about a half kilometre of its land mass annually to desert encroachment and time is of essence before the entire country becomes a desert. The Director-General of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation, Dr Muktari Aminu-Kano, raised the alarm in Lagos on Sunday. He made the
Yobe Government has said that it will adopt whistle-blowing policy with a view to curbing the activities of tree poachers and save the state from the ravaging effects of desert encroachment and environmental degradation. Deputy Governor and Chairman, Environmental Protection Committee, Malam Abubakar Aliyu, who disclosed this on Thursday, in Damaturu, the state capital







