National Climate Change Policy and Nigerian Floods.

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400 children die from lead poisoning in Zamfara

Source: zainabusman.wordpress.com 

An estimated 400 children have died from the inhalation of lead poison in six communities in Zamfara state, Nigera, due to improper mining practices.

Mr. Hamzat Bala Lawal, the National Coordinator, African Youth Initiative on Climate Change (AYICC), Nigeria chapter, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen yesterday in Abuja.

Lawal, who is also the Advisor, Nigerian Youth Climate Action Network (NYCAN), said that the root cause of the lead poisoning was unsafe mining and ore processing.