The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has joined forces with the UK Center for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH) and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NiHSA) to implement the World Meteorological Organisation’s (WMO) 2022 Hydrological Status and Outlook System (HydroSOS). The highly…
Road Safety: Anambra Command Flags off Awareness Campaign
The Anambra State Command of the Federal Roads Safety Corps on Saturday flagged of ember months campaign with an awareness and fitness walk. The Corps Marshals’ walk which was held in Awka was attended by officials of the Nigeria Immigration…
Co-creating a resilient future 2020-2021
The Resilient Cities Network has released its 2020-2021 report. The report charts the network’s journey over the past two years, including it’s plans and aspirations for 2022. According to the report, science is painting a bleak picture of the future.…
“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,…
FG partners with Israel, Japan on manufacturing of electric automobiles
The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Israeli and Japanese companies to commence assembling and manufacturing of environmentally friendly, green, electric and smart automobiles by 2023. The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) entered…
We need ‘cohesiveness’ in our infrastructure delivery mechanisms, says Oshodi
“The tie-end that would pull a project or infrastructure together still has not been properly sorted out. We are not there yet. We are still at the basic level of initial project execution and immediately after everybody goes their way.…
Sustainable Innovation Forum seeks effective delivery of high level commitments by world leaders on Day 1.
Following a week of significant progress at the COP26 summit in Glasgow, the Sustainable Innovation Forum in the Climate Action Innovation Zone opened Monday with three days of discussion focused on how high-level commitments made by world leaders can be…
Indigenous Energy firm, OMAA, rolls out Nigeria’s first dual power buses
An indigenous energy firm, OMAA has rolled out Nigeria’s first locally assembled natural gas-powered buses and are already producing in volumes. The roll out took place at its facility in Igbo Ukwu near Nnewi, Anambra, in the presence of Dr.…
UK Government announces £20 million fund to fuel search for electric vehicle innovations
The UK Government has announced a £20 million fund for a research and development competition for innovative electric vehicle (EV) projects during British Science Week. The competition is open to some of the most promising electric vehicle technology innovations. With previous…
