Nigeria, May 24 -- The National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) will commence its 2025 planting season in July with the nationwide distribution of more than five million date palm seedlings.

This was disclosed by the Director-General of NAGGW, Alhaji Saleh Abubakar, during a courtesy visit to the Kano State Commissioner for Environment and Climate Change, Dr. Dahir Hashim, on Friday, May 23, 2025.

Abubakar called for the support of the Kano State Government in identifying and allocating plantation sites to facilitate smooth implementation of the agency's agroforestry initiatives.

"We have raised over five million seedlings, and a significant number are earmarked for Kano State," he stated.

Although NAGGW operates from Abuja, A...