By EMMANUEL AGBO ON a mildly sunny morning in January, Blessing Bolaji squeezed into a packed Toyota Space Bus headed from Ogudu to Lagos Island. As the bus cut through traffic, a conversation among passengers stirred something painful in her. Ms. Bolaji joined in, recalling the long, exhausting commutes she once endured from Ogun State […]
By EZRA MUSA THE Kaduna State Government on Thursday commenced desilting of 200,000 metres of drainages to tackle flooding across the state. Mr. Abubakar Buba, Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources state this while flagging off “Dredging and expansion of River Kaduna and desilting of drainages” in Kaduna. Represented by Mrs. Linda Yakubu, Permanent Secretary […]
By FABIAN EKERUCHE THE Lagos State Government says it is embarking on a landmark transition to circular waste management system. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, stated this on Thursday on his verified Facebook page. Wahab said the transition was in alignment with the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led administration’s THEMES+ Agenda. […]
By ABIGAEL JOSHUA STAKEHOLDERS on Thursday converged in Abuja to develop skills to tackle climate change and its impact on agricultural growth in West and Central Africa. They made this known at a two-day regional workshop on the revitalisation of the West and Central Africa Community of Practice (CoP) on foresight analysis. Dr. Alcade Segnon, […]
By JOSHUA OGBOLOGUGO ENVIRONMENTAL activists from Ogoni in Rivers State have called on the Federal Government to urgently decommission all aging oil wells in Ogoniland, in line with the United Nations Environment Programme recommendations. The demand follows a fresh oil spill from Well 14 in Yola, Kpean, Khana Local Government Area, which began on 3rd […]
By MOHAMMED BABA BUSU THE reappointed Managing Director of National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC), Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq-Yelwa, has assured communities within its mandates of new intervention initiatives. Sadiq-Yelwa said this on Wednesday shortly after assuming office for his second term with an inspection visit to the Mana Water Works in Bida, Niger. […]
By AHMED ABBA THE Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscape (ACReSAL) and The Global Peace Development (GPD), an NGO, have gone into a partnership to promote proper waste disposal in Yobe. Mr. Ebruke Esike, GPD Executive Director, made this known at a two-day workshop on waste management for ACReSAL Site Management Committees (SMCs) in Damaturu on […]
By IBRAHIM KADO MR. Richard Dangari, Director National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Adamawa has advised residents in flood-prone communities to relocate to safer areas to avoid flood disaster. Dangari gave the advice in an interview in Yola on Thursday. He said based on the Nigeria Metrological Agency (NiMent) prediction, Adamawa is among the states to […]
By ABUJAH RACHEAL THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has urged State Governments to strengthen year-round community engagement to curb the spread of Lassa fever. In its latest situation report for epidemiological week 31, the agency confirmed nine new cases in Ondo, Edo and Taraba, up from three reported the previous week. […]
By FABIAN EKERUCHE THE Society for Planet and Prosperity (SPP), in collaboration with DCR Ambassadors and the Climate Champion Consortium (CCC), has awarded Certificates of Proficiency in Climate Education to 12 teachers from two post-primary schools in Adamawa State. This is contained in a statement obtained from the verified X handle of SPP on Tuesday […]