Red Cross, Bosepa engage 700 youths for drain clearance in Cash-for-work
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it has engaged 700 youths for conduct of drain clearance exercise to control perennial floods in Borno State. According to Mr Musa Aliyu, Project Field Officer, Cash-for-Work project, the youths had…
Air Pollution Kills Millions Every Year: Action Needed
An estimated seven million people die every year from indoor and outdoor air pollution. That’s more than died from Covid-19 over the last two years. Often invisible, air pollution receives little attention compared with other public health emergencies, but the threats to health are every bit as real
FAO welcomes $83 million USA contribution to emergency and resilience programmes
Funding to boost efforts in Ethiopia, Afghanistan and Sudan; Sahel and Coastal West Africa also among the list of recipients The USA funds will be used to supply aid and technical assistance to smallholder farmers and livestock-dependent communities. The Food…
Scientists Again Call for Civil Disobedience To Spur Climate Action, Saying ‘Time is Short’
Written by Kristoffer Tigue, of Inside Climate.
WHO Ethiopia celebrates World Breastfeeding Week 2022 with the global theme “Step up for breastfeeding: Educate and Support”
World Breastfeeding Week is commemorated worldwide in the first week of August to emphasize the importance of regular breastfeeding for babies and to encourage and support breastfeeding. The week also marks the anniversary of the Innocenti Declaration – the UN…
Renewed shelling at zaporizhzhya: safety systems still operational
Ukraine has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of renewed shelling in recent days at the site of the country’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), but it said all safety systems remained operational and there had been no increase…
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…
Environmental officers, PECAN collaborate to tackle Malaria scourge in Nigeria
The Environmental Health Officers Registration Council of Nigeria (EHORECON) and Pest Control Association of Nigeria (PECAN) have agreed to collaborate in tackling the scourge of Malaria in the country. The organisations made the commitment on Saturday in Abuja during the…
NCF: Dr Joseph Onoja Resumes as New DG
In the spirit of restructuring and scaling up more years of excellence and impact, the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has appointed Dr Joseph Daniel Onoja as the new Director General of the Foundation effective August 21, 2022, following the announced…
