By Talatu Maiwada The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adamawa/Taraba Area Command, has intercepted the smuggling abroad of endangered wildlife products and petrol worth ₦362.2 million during anti-smuggling operations. The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Mohammed Tako, disclosed this on Wednesday at a news conference in Yola. Tako said the seizures resultedContinue Reading
By Doris Esa The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has apprehended a suspected wildlife trafficker, Shamsideen Abubakar, after five years on the run. Mrs Nwamaka Ejiofor, NESREA’s Assistant Director of Press, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. Ejiofor said the arrest was carriedContinue Reading
MoU By Doris Esa, Edited by Sadiya Hamza The Federal Government of Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC), an international non-governmental organisation based in The Hague, Netherlands, to strengthen wildlife protection in the country. The MoU provides a framework for cooperation toContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Bird strike, an occasion when a bird hits an aircraft is also a collision between an aircraft and a bird or other wildlife, such as bats or small animals. It can pose a significant threat to aviation safety. Causes of bird strikesContinue Reading
