By AUGUSTINA McSOLOMON-OGHAKPERUO NIGERIA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC) to combat transnational wildlife trafficking. The agreement, sealed by NESREA Director-General Prof. Innocent Barikor and WJC’s Chief of Investigations Stephen Carmody (represented by Abim Isafiade), aims to boost intelligence-sharing, forensic collaboration, and enforcement under the Nigerian Wildlife Law […]
By GLORY UGOBA FLOODWATERS have continued to rise in Anambra State, submerging homes, farmlands, and major roads in Ogbaru Local Government Area and putting several riverine communities at risk. The crisis, triggered by days of heavy rainfall and the swelling River Niger, has left thousands of residents vulnerable. The Anambra State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) […]
FLOOD-RAVAGED communities in Delta North Senatorial District have begun receiving relief materials from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), following the intervention of Senator Ned Nwoko through a motion of urgent national importance at the Senate. The relief items—ranging from rice, garri, spaghetti, vegetable oil, tomato paste, seasoning cubes, and salt—are being distributed directly to affected […]
NIGERIA is on edge as the Federal Government has raised a red flag over looming floods in 32 locations across 11 states, urging at-risk communities to act fast before disaster strikes. The alert, which covers from 14 to 18 of September, underscores the growing urgency of climate shocks as heavy rains swell the country’s major […]
THE Delta State Waste Management Board (DSWMB) has received commendation for its effective efforts in curbing indiscriminate refuse dumping in Asaba, the state capital. Mr. Jerome Onyenwiha, a retired civil servant and organic health products dealer on Ibusa Road, praised the Board for transforming the city’s cleanliness. He noted that Ibusa Road and other strategic […]
DESPITE years of pledges and campaigns, Nigeria’s open defecation crisis is worsening, leaving nearly 48 million citizens without access to toilets and placing the government’s revised 2030 eradication target in doubt. The practice, experts warn, continues to fuel outbreaks of cholera, diarrhoea, and other water-borne diseases, which claim the lives of more than 100,000 children […]
A Non-Governmental Organisation, Goodnews Obiodeh Foundation has unveiled a ₦10 million skill acquisition empowerment scheme for youths in Igbide Community, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State. Mr. Goodnews Obiodeh, founder of the organisation announced the initiative at the Igbide Community Annual Conference on Friday. Obiodeh, who is the Commissioner for Lands, Surveys […]
The oil-rich South-South region, popularly referred to as the ‘goose that lays the golden eggs’ owing to its huge contributions to the country’s economic development, is now best described as a zone replete with dunghills of abandoned projects. The consequences of incomplete projects, which littered the region, have led to gloom and despair. The deluge […]
THE Okun-Alfa Community in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State has appealed to the Federal and state governments to rescue it from going into extinction over lingering Ocean Surge threatening to submerge it. Chief Yusuf Elegushi, the Baale of Okun-Alfa Community made the appeal at a news conference on Saturday. He said the surge […]
RESIDENTS of Wuse Zone Six in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of the FCT have raised alarm over alleged contaminated water running from their taps. Complaints over polluted water in the Wuse zone six axis of AMAC have intensified in recent weeks, with several residents reporting similar experiences of unsafe water supply. A resident, […]