At the recent National Executive Council meeting, the President Bola Tinubu approved the immediate rollout of the National Construction and Household Support Programme to cover all geo-political zones in the country. The immediate rollout of this programme is to…
FG Distributes Maize, Sorghum, and Garri to Lagos Residents
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed 1,674 metric tonnes of food items to Lagos State to alleviate the high cost of food in the country. The food items distributed include: 780 metric tonnes of maize, equivalent to 15,600…
Cholera Outbreak: 30 deaths across 30 states in Nigeria, Ministry of Environment Expresses Deep Concern
“Sustainable Human And Environment Interaction is Key to Cholera Prevention and Control”, H.E Iziak Salako The Federal Ministry of Environment extends its condolence to families who have lost loved ones and stand in solidarity with all those affected by…
Aiteo temporarily halts operations due to Nembe Field oil leak
Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company (AEEPCO), operator of the NNPC/Aiteo Joint Venture on OML 29, confirms it has detected an oil leak at its Nembe swamp facility in OML 29, Nembe Kingdom, Bayelsa State. The leak was reported on…
BENIN: IITA, TAAT and Sasakawa convene stakeholders for a seed roadmap
Stakeholders from Benin and across Africa are organising a summit to draw a seed roadmap for the West African country. The consortium includes the Government of Benin, Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) of the African Development Bank, Building an…
Firm to curb capital flight with innovative machine
Pastor Sade Imoagene, the Managing Director, Global Plus Publishing (GPP) says the company will curb capital flight with its acquired innovative printing machine. Imoagene said this on Friday in Ikeja, during the unveiling of the Ecoline Manugraph Web Printing Machine,…
At G7 Summit, Italian Prime Minister, Ms. Giorgia Meloni, and AFDB President, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, discuss launch of joint development initiatives
Joint Press Statement between Ms. Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy, and Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group—G7 Heads of State and Government Summit The Prime Minister of Italy, Ms. Giorgia Meloni, and the…
African Development Bank Group, Ethiopia launch $94 million project to boost Climate Resilient Wheat Value Chain Development in Ethiopia
The financing will support 500,000 smallholder farmer households in the Ethiopian states of Afar, Amhara, Oromia, and Somali, to increase wheat productivity from three to four tons per hectare The African Development Bank Group and the government of Ethiopia,…
Full Text of #WorldEnvironmentDay Press Briefing by NIEE Lagos
LAGOS STATE CHAIRMAN’S ADDRESS DELIVERED AT THE COMMEMORATION OF THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2024 OF THE NIGERIAN INSTITUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS (NIEE) LAGOS STATE CHAPTER (A DIVISION OF NIGERIAN SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS)
Energy Security: MEMAN Competency Centre spotlights Potential of Ethanol as a Biofuel
The recently concluded MEMAN Competency Centre Series Workshop on “Ethanol as a Biofuel,” presented by Agwu Ojowu, Senior Consultant at Africa Practice, highlighted the significant potential and benefits of ethanol as a renewable energy source for Nigeria. The workshop underscored…
