During a tree planting exercise organised by the bank in Plateau, Bauchi and Gombe State,the governors commended Sterling Bank Plc for its role in checkmating desertification experienced in some Northern parts of the country through its tree planting initiative.
They said the initiative would sustain the environment and checkmate the rising challenges posed by desertification as well as generate the much needed awareness on desertification at local, national and global levels.
The bank last week commenced the pilot stage of the tree planting initiative in three states in Northern Nigeria.
The initiative, according to the bank became imperative as one of the solutions to cushion the effects of desertification in the country, as Nigeria is faced with rapid desert encroachment affecting fifteen northern states with various degree of impact.
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