{"id":13634,"date":"2025-09-04T21:41:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T21:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=13634"},"modified":"2025-09-04T21:41:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T21:41:29","slug":"nscdc-sokoto-command-launches-tree-planting-initiative-to-promote-environmental-conservation-and-socio-economic-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=13634","title":{"rendered":"NSCDC Sokoto Command Launches Tree Planting Initiative to Promote Environmental Conservation and Socio-Economic Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In line with global efforts to promote environmental sustainability, the <strong>Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Sokoto State Command<\/strong>, under the leadership of <strong>Commandant CC E.A. 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