• Hausa Edition
  • Podcast
  • Conferences
  • LeVogue Magazine
  • Business News
  • Print Advert Rates
  • Online Advert Rates
  • Contact Us
Sunday, July 6, 2025
Leadership Newspapers
Read in Hausa
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Leadership Newspapers
No Result
View All Result

Zulum Flags Off 1.2m Tree Planting Campaign In Borno

by Francis Okoye
2 years ago
in News
Share on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on XTelegram

 

Advertisement

Borno State governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has flagged off the 2023 tree-planting campaign with 1.2m trees expected to be planted across the state.

The exercise, conducted at the premises of the Borno State University Teaching Hospital yesterday, aims at curbing desertification and other environmental problems.

This year’s campaign in Borno State has the theme: “Trees for Resettlement” which aligns with a broader theme of the United Nations: “Let’s Green Our City”.

Zulum while delivering his address advocated the use of gas cookers and wood-efficient stoves as against the mass use of firewood from felling of trees.

RELATED

Obi, LP Tender Exhibits From 8 States Before Tribunal

‘How I’d Lead Nigeria As President’, Peter Obi Speaks On 2027 Plans

2 minutes ago
UTME: 2 Days To Deadline, JAMB Registers 1.6m Candidates

JAMB Releases Results Of Mop-up UTME

57 minutes ago

“If (tree felling) is left unchecked, we may one day find that the whole of Borno State is a desert. We are all aware that we have lost more than 80% of our vegetation in the state to insurgency. All the trees around our village communities have been cleared for security reasons and some were cleared for firewood,” Zulum said.

The governor added that beyond Borno, the issue of climate change and desert encroachment has been a great concern to the entire people of the northern states, noting the urgent need to arrest the menace of climate change in the state by planting trees.

Meanwhile, Governor Zulum has announced that Borno State government will ambitiously target the planting of 10million trees in 2024.

 

The governor explained that of the 10million trees, each of the 27 local government areas will raise 200,000 trees to make up 5.4million trees while the state government will raise about 5million trees.

 

Governor Zulum during the event, directed the state Ministry of Environment to dump its traditional tree-planting campaign by innovating a more result-based model. He also asked the ministry to come up with a working calendar that should be strictly adhered to.

The governor charged them to ensure that seedlings were raised early by the ministry and the 27 local government areas so that tree-planting can commence early in 2024.

Highlight of the occasion was the symbolic tree-planting by the governor, his deputy, Umar Usman Kadafur, speaker of the State House of Assembly, secretary to the state government (SSG), commissioners  and other dignitaries.

Another highlight was a public enlightenment drama presentation by Nakande drama group, based in Maiduguri, on the impact of cutting trees.

 


We’ve got the edge. Get real-time reports, breaking scoops, and exclusive angles delivered straight to your phone. Don’t settle for stale news. Join LEADERSHIP NEWS on WhatsApp for 24/7 updates →

Join Our WhatsApp Channel

BREAKING NEWS: Nigerians can now earn US Dollars from the comfort of their homes with Ultra-Premium domains, acquire them for as low as $1700 and profit as much as $25,000. Click here to learn how you can earn US Dollars consistently.


SendShareTweetShare
Previous Post

FERMA Flags Off 2023 Road Maintenance Projects In North East

Next Post

Taraba Gov’shp: Tribunal Reserves Judgement, Adopts Addresses

Francis Okoye

Francis Okoye

You May Like

Obi, LP Tender Exhibits From 8 States Before Tribunal
News

‘How I’d Lead Nigeria As President’, Peter Obi Speaks On 2027 Plans

2025/07/06
UTME: 2 Days To Deadline, JAMB Registers 1.6m Candidates
Education

JAMB Releases Results Of Mop-up UTME

2025/07/06
Boko Haram Kills 10, Burns Houses In Chibok
News

Boko Haram Kills 9, Injures 4 Others In Borno

2025/07/06
Okunbo Honoured At INC-America’s Convention
News

Okunbo Honoured At INC-America’s Convention

2025/07/06
PICTORIAL: Atiku Visits Kano To Mourn Death Of Dantata
News

PICTORIAL: Atiku Visits Kano To Mourn Death Of Dantata

2025/07/06
NIPOST Denies Transporting Hard Drugs
News

NIPOST Denies Transporting Hard Drugs

2025/07/06
Leadership Conference advertisement

LATEST

‘How I’d Lead Nigeria As President’, Peter Obi Speaks On 2027 Plans

Ola Aina Signs New 3-year Deal With Nottingham Forest

I Never Worked For Abacha Or Any Gov’t – Peter Obi

JAMB Releases Results Of Mop-up UTME

WAFCON 2024: Super Falcons Cruise To Winning Start, Thrash Tunisia 3-0

Boko Haram Kills 9, Injures 4 Others In Borno

‘You Want To Rescue Your Stomach, Not Nigeria’, Wike Blasts Opposition Coalition Leaders

Okunbo Honoured At INC-America’s Convention

2027: Wike Cautions Nigerians Against Propaganda Of Opposition

PICTORIAL: Atiku Visits Kano To Mourn Death Of Dantata

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.