The Senate Committee on Special Duties has advocated for more support to strengthen the capacity and operations of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to manage the increasing spate of disasters in the country. The committee made the recommendation when its members…
Environmental Engineers seek proper pollution control
The Nigerian Institution of Environmental Engineers (NIEE) has sought to enhance better awareness and detection of air pollution in Nigeria. This was evident as the institution, a division of the Nigerian Society of Engineers held the grand finale of a…
Africa Investment Conference: Japan pledges $30billion to Africa’s Development
The Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, today pledged $30 billion over three years for Africa in a virtual address to a development conference in Tunis aiming to counter China’s growing continental influence. The eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development…
‘Jos wild life park in decline; conditions worsening,’ says Manager
The Jos Wildlife Park Manager, Mr. Sakburkya Mohammed, has decried the poor state of things at the conservation park. He spoke in an interview on Saturday in Jos. Mohammed cited poor welfare of animals due to poor feeding, lack of mates and encroachment…
Water Minister Tasks State Governments to invest more in Water Supply and Sanitation
The Hon. Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman H. Adamu FNSE, FAEng has called on the various State Governments to invest more in Water Supply and Sanitation. Engr. Suleiman while briefing journalists at a Lunchtime Forum held in Abuja on…
AFDB: Private sector investment in Africa’s infrastructure was $19bn
Mr Solomon Quaynor, AfDB Vice President for Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialisation has disclosed that over $19bn was invested in Africa’s Infrastructure by the Private Sector in 2020; the highest since 2016. He made the statement at a webinar organised by…
“I have delivered more than 150 roads in Abia” – Gov. Ikpeazu says
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia says his administration has delivered more than 150 roads to the state in the past seven years to boost its socioeconomic development. Ikpeazu made the claim in Umuahia on Saturday in a state broadcast to commemorate 31st anniversary of Abia. The…
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: FG apologises for continuous gridlock
The Federal Government on Saturday apologised for the hardship being faced by road users due to construction works on the Berger-Opic axis of Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, and announced plans to improve on traffic management. The Acting Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mrs Forosola Oloyede,…
LAWMA ACADEMY CONCLUDES SUMMER SCHOOL FOR PUPILS
The Lagos State Waste Management Authority’s Academy, has wrapped up the training of over 100 pupils on effective waste management and good environmental practices, in a statement by the Authority. The training, which is held yearly, a four-week summer school…
Akufo-Addo commissions first phase of 28MW Kaleo Solar Power Project
The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the Volta River Authority’s 13MW Solar Power Project. According to the President, the Project, which is the first phase of what will be a 28MW plant in Kaleo,…
