Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Foundation has planted a total of 500 tree seedlings in Bauchi with the aim of mitigation against deforestation and climate change. The foundation also trained some selected secondary school students to make them champions of the environmental awareness campaign. The selected secondary school girls were drawn from different schools in the Azare headquarters of Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi.
The foundation also trained the students on practical tree planting skills as part of activities marking the 2024 World Environment Day with the theme: ‘Land Restoration, Desertification and Drought Residence’ held at the Government Girl’s Day Secondary School Azare, Katagum LGA. Speaking during the sensitization, Managing Director of NNPC Foundation, Mrs Emmanuella Arukwe said that the mission of the foundation is to support environmental sustainability through impactful initiatives such as reforestation, conservation and education. The MD also said that the foundation is planting 70 tree seedlings at the Government Girl’s Day Secondary School, Azare, Katagum LGA to make its environment beautiful and more habitable.
According to her, “Today, we celebrate yet, another World Environment Day. A day to remind us of our responsibility to protect our planet. We only have one Earth, our home.
We must all join hands together to keep it clean, green, and beautiful.” Represented by Engineer Mohammed Hashim Bawa, the MD said that th.