The Honourable Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Terlumun Utsev, FNSE, FNICE, have emphasized the vital link between mining and water resources, stressing the importance of geophysical research in projects like dam construction and irrigation. He also called…
LAWMA Warns Property Owners Against Illegal Recycling and Scavenging Activities
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has issued a stern warning to property owners, agents and private occupiers in the state, to henceforth desist from illegal recycling and scavenging in unlicensed facilities. It also advised them to halt indiscriminate sorting,…
Lagos Water Transport Project ‘Omi Eko’ to Gulp €410m
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) says its ‘Omi Eko’ water transport project will gulp €410 million. The General Manager of LASWA, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Lagos. Emmanuel said…
LWC, WaterAid Award Contract to Rehabilitate Akilo Waterworks
* 100,000 Residents to Gain Access to Potable Water Within Six Months In a groundbreaking move to improve water access in Lagos State, over 100,000 residents of Ifako Agege are set to have access to clean and potable water within…
Bridging the Divide: A Land Tenure Approach to Mitigating Human-Wildlife Conflict across Africa
By Christopher Burke A smallholder farmer in western Uganda stands helplessly as a troop of chimpanzees raid his banana plantation. Similar conflicts are common across the continent: elephants trampling crops in Kenya, lions killing livestock in Namibia, chimpanzees in Guinea…
Lagos State Trains 330 Health Workers To Curb Mother-To-Child Transmission Of HIV
· Moves to Strengthen Maternal and Child Health Services As part of efforts to reduce the transmission of HIV from mothers to their newborns, the Lagos State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Saving One Million Lives Programme for…
SAIPEC: For Over a year, TotalEnergies’ had Achieved Zero Routine Gas Flare – Bandele
TotalEnergies’ Plc has disclosed it achieved zero routine gas flare over a year ago and was committed to fulfilling its supply obligations and offering more with the Final Investment Decision (FID) on the UBETA gas project. This disclosure was made by the…
LAWMA Intensifies Night Surveillance to Curb Indiscriminate Waste Dumping
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has ramped up its night surveillance operations, leaving no hiding place for persons hiding under the cover of darkness, to dispose of their waste at illegal locations. The agency has reiterated its commitment to…
Dangote Refinery Reduces Diesel Price to N1,020 per Litre
Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has reduced the cost of its diesel product to N1,020 per litre, down from N1,075 per litre at the gantry price, in an effort to better serve its customers and Nigerians in general. Since it…
FG, MEMAN Raise Alarm Over Fatalities and Environmental Damage from Frequent Tanker Accidents
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo and the Chairman of the Major Energy Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN), Huub Stokman, have collectively raised alarm over the…