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…
DON’T TURN ABANDONED PROPERTIES TO REFUSE DUMPS – LAWMA MD
The Managing Director/CEO of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Ibrahim Odumboni, has warned residents against turning abandoned properties to dumpsites, or using waste to reclaim lands for future uses. Odumboni who spoke through a release from the Authority…
LASG partners GETP to host 8th Conference on OneHealth and BioSecurity: To launch OneHealth Strategy
Lasg to partner on 8th OneHealth/Biosecurity Conference To Launch Strategic OneHealth roadmap Global Emerging Treatment (GET) Pathogens promises an impact oriented conference The Lagos State Commissioner of Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi has disclosed that the lagos state government, with the…
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…
Hypo toilet cleaner inaugurates another set of 36 toilet units across three schools
Barely three months after a set of twenty-four units of toilet facilities were commissioned across three schools by Hypo Toilet Cleaner in partnership with National Youth Service Corp, another fresh set of thirty-six rescued toilets have been newly inaugurated in…
FG seeks private sector involvement in handwashing practice
The Minister of Water Resources, Alhaji Suleiman Adamu, on Monday called on the private sector and other stakeholders to do more to encourage handwashing practice in all public places in the country. He made this call at an event to…
Africa adopts ‘Pact for the Future of Humanity’ at Daejon
The 7th World Summit of Leaders and Officials of Cities and Regional governments organized by the United Cities and Local Governments in Daejeon, South Korea, on October 10th to 14th 2022, gathered over 3,000 cities and regional governments and their partners…
PHYSICAL PLANNING APPEALS COMMITTEE PRESENTS PROGRESS REPORT
The Lagos State Physical Planning and Building Control Appeals Committee has presented the progress report of its activities in the last three years to the State Government. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Engr. Tayo Bamgbose-Martins, who received…
Good practice in construction ‘ll curtail building collapse – NIOB
The Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) says good practice in construction will curtail the menace of building collapse in the country. A former president of the institute, Mr Kenneth Nduka, said this at on Sunday in Abuja, at the…
NHCR calls for urgent action on food insecurity
Mr Tony Ojukwu, SAN, the Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called for urgent efforts to address food insecurity in Nigeria. Ojukwu made the call in a statement to commemorate the 2022 World Food Day (WFD) which is…
