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FirstBank Intensifies Sustainability Drive with Final Push Toward 50,000-Tree Goal by 2025

Temitope Nlewemchi — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:08:13 +0000

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has reaffirmed its strong commitment to environmental sustainability with a renewed drive to complete its ambitious 50,000-tree planting initiative before the end of 2025. The bank, which launched the tree-planting campaign as part of its corporate social responsibility under the FirstGreen Sustainability Initiative, announced that it has already planted over [...]

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Polaris Bank, NCF Expand Tree-Planting Drive to Lagos, Ogun, and Kaduna to Boost Environmental Restoration

Temitope Nlewemchi — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 09:53:27 +0000

Polaris Bank, in partnership with the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), has taken its tree-planting project to three key states: Lagos, Ogun, and Kaduna. These efforts are part of a broader campaign first launched in 2024 during World Environment Day, aimed at promoting environmental sustainability, combating climate change, reducing carbon emissions, and restoring degraded lands. [...]

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Lafarge Africa, Ogun Government Launch One Million Tree-Planting Drive

Temitope Nlewemchi — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 09:06:01 +0000

Lafarge Africa Plc, in partnership with the Ogun State Government, has embarked on an ambitious environmental sustainability initiative aimed at planting one million trees across the state. The project is designed to combat climate change, restore degraded landscapes, and promote biodiversity, while also creating socio-economic opportunities for local communities. Speaking at the launch ceremony in [...]

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Firm unveils power solutions

Temitope Nlewemchi — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 22:24:33 +0000

In a significant move to address the persistent energy challenges facing various sectors in Nigeria, a leading firm has announced the launch of innovative power solutions designed to enhance energy access and reliability. This initiative aims to provide businesses and households with efficient and sustainable alternatives to traditional power sources, which have often been marred [...]

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Tree planting may impact environment negatively– Scientists

Temitope Nlewemchi — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 22:42:27 +0000

“Biodiversity loss and climate change are both driven by human economic activities and mutually reinforce each other. Neither will be successfully resolved unless both are tackled together,” the researchers said. The drive by corporate organisations and governments on planting trees to help absorb carbon is not a magic cure, the scientists warned. The report disclosed [...]

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US Consulate, students go on tree planting initiative

Temitope Nlewemchi — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 21:47:35 +0000

To mark the World Environment Day, the United States consulate under the aegis of the acting US Consul General, Brandon Hudspeth, on Saturday participated in a tree planting initiative with students of St. Savior’s School, Ebute Metta, Lagos. Some of the attendees at the event were General Manager, the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, Dr. [...]

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Lagos Government Marks 2017 Tree Planting Day, Reveals Environmental-Friendly Attitude Needed To Enhance Greener Initiative

Kunle Atiba — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 17:08:32 +0000

Lagos State Government (LASG) has said that additional 500,000 trees will be planted simultaneously in 78 locations across the State today to mark the celebration of the 10th year of Tree Planting thereby increasing the total number of trees planted since the inception of the initiative to more than 7million. Delivering a Keynote address on [...]

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