The Burkina Faso Electrification Project for Semi-Urban Areas of Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso, supported by the African Development Fund, the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has resulted in 32,449 new connections to the country’s electric power network …
African health ministers endorse new strategy to curb chronic disease crisis
With the burden of cardiovascular disease, mental and neurological disorders and diabetes rising in the region, African health ministers today endorsed a new strategy to boost access to the diagnosis, treatment and care of severe noncommunicable diseases. The health ministers,…
LAWMA: Three persons jailed for environmental offences
Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has secured jail terms of two months imprisonment, for three persons, for various environmental offences, with a pending judgement for another person who patronised a cart pusher. This is coming on the heels of the…
FG to address brain drain in Healthcare Sector
The Minister of State for Health, Joseph Ekumankama, on Monday reiterated the effort of the Federal Government to address brain drain in the country. Ekumankama who spoke with newsmen while inaugurating various projects at the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Meta,…
Millions more in Horn of Africa without reliable water access – UNICEF
The number of people without reliable access to clean water has risen dramatically in the Horn of Africa, according to the UN’s children’s agency UNICEF, as the region experiences its worst drought in 40 years. In Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia,…
Dubai-based Olive Gaea joins hands with Sapio Analytics to launch “The Climate Future Project”
Olive Gaea, a Dubai-based Sustainability as a Service (SaaS) platform providing Net Zero solutions to organizations across the MENATI region, and Sapio Analytics, an artificial intelligence-based government support organization, joined hands to launch “The Climate Future Project”. The agreement brings together…
Kano CARES project distributes solar-powered water pumps to farmers
The Covid-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (CARES) programme, a Word Bank assisted-project, has bought solar-powered water pumps, worth N33 million, for distribution to farmers in Kano State. The project’s Technical Officer, Mr Nasidi Datti, disclosed this on Sunday in Chidari, Makoda Local Government Area…
Tariff Shortfalls: Osinbajo Inaugurates NELMCO Board
The Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has inaugurated newly constituted board of the Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO) to enhance ongoing efforts to resolve liabilities relating to tariff shortfalls for power distribution companies (DisCos) across the country. According to…
Environmental officers, PECAN collaborate to tackle Malaria scourge in Nigeria
The Environmental Health Officers Registration Council of Nigeria (EHORECON) and Pest Control Association of Nigeria (PECAN) have agreed to collaborate in tackling the scourge of Malaria in the country. The organisations made the commitment on Saturday in Abuja during the…
COVID-19 Vaccination: SPHCDA seeks NSSF partnership to implement SCALES 3.0
By Fabian Ekeruche The State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA) seeks partnership of the Nigerian Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF) to continue and expand its support of the COVID-19 vaccination. SPHCDA said the partnership was important as the country launches…