By Constance Athekame The Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, says the Federal Government plans to increase the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) wheeling capacity by over 1000 Megawatts to boost electricity supply. Aliyu said this while inspecting the…
Energy: Why Africa Must Be Part of Nuclear Energy Appetite
By Wambi Michael The search for energy diversification has taken a more frantic pace amidst the global energy transition debate. Unlike in the past when some countries were skeptical or outrightly ruled nuclear out in the Net Zero debate, it will…
Lawyers Press International Court to Investigate a ‘Network’ Committing Crimes Against Humanity in Brazil’s Amazon
A court filing details an unrelenting barrage of threats, torture and murders intended to drive rural people from the rainforest and speed the extraction of natural resources. In a novel strategy, lawyers argue that the crimes are linked to a…
Parties at COP27 Add Loss and Damage to the Agenda, But Won’t Discuss Which Countries Are Responsible or Who Should Pay
After enduring unprecedented climate disasters, Pakistan pushed talks about the costs of climate change onto the agenda. The U.N. secretary general calls the discussions a “moral imperative.” By Zoha Tonio / InsideClimateNews The United Nations climate summit officially opened on…
Panelists advocate commitment to manufacturing capacity, not just political will at 8th African Conference on OneHealth and BioSecurity
“We need to stop lying to ourselves and face reality. There’s no way we can be seeking aid from foreign countries so that we can be better developed than they are. The World doesn’t work that way”, says Dr Alexander…
Biological Threats identified as Biggest Emerging Global Security Concern at 8th African Conference on OneHealth
“We are facing the greatest threats to human existence in the form of biological threats” ‘If infectious diseases are used as bioweapons, it could trigger extremely disastrous consequences’, Prof Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner of Health. That was the submission…
NSSF launches ‘Righting our Story’ Literary Contest
By Fabian Ekeruche The Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF) says it has launched a national Literary contest in pursuance of its mission to transform healthcare outcomes in Nigeria. This is contained in a statement signed by NSSF’s General Manager, Dr.…
LASG sets pace for disaster management
By Fabian Ekeruche Hon. Mobolaji Ogunlende, the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Government on Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations says that state is setting the pace for disaster management in the country. Ogunlende stated this at a…
Majolagbe emerges Lagos Chapter Chairman of Environmental Engineers
At the recently held Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigerian Institution of Environmental Engineers, Lagos Chapter, Engr Yusuf Majolagbe emerged the new chairman of the chapter. The Chief Chemical Engineer of the Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO), Engineer…
U.S. awards $3m grant to 3 Nigerian private hospitals
The Director, USTDA, Enoh Ebong, signs agreement with the hospitals’ CEOs for the disbursement of the grants at the U.S Embassy, Abuja, on Monday. The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded three million dollars grant to…