From Our Correspondent Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, says Ekiti State will contribute significantly to the Federal Government’s quest to develop solid minerals into a major revenue earner. Alake made the remarks when he received Gov. Biodun Oyebanji in his Office, on Monday in Abuja. In a statement, Segun Tomori, Special Assistant on […]
By Our Correspondent A team of officials from Akwa Ibom State have arrived in Lagos to understudy the Lagos Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on disaster management and response. Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osayintolu, told newsmen on Monday that the team “is in Lagos for partnership and shared knowledge on disaster management”. Oke-Osanyintolu said […]
By Our Correspondent An 80-year-old woman has died in a building collapse that also displaced seven families in Oyingbo, Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State on Thursday. Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in the state, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the development. Farinloye said the building had shown signs of distress for […]
From Our Correspondent The Kwara State Government, on Tuesday, began to sealing off quarry sites operating without valid documents to operate in the state. The Acting Chairman of State Geographic Information Service (KWGIS), Mr Abdulkareem Sulyman, led a government team to observe activities at some of the quarry sites. TheNewsZenith reports that the team visited […]
By Our Correspondent A fleeing driver has crushed two street sweepers with the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) to death. TheNewsZenith gathered on Monday that the driver was trying to evading arrest from traffic officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), when the accident happened. The incident occurred around Charly Boy Bus […]
By Our Correspondent The Lagos State Government has advised Private Sector Participant, PSP operators in the waste management value chain to improve their service delivery. Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, gave the advice during a meeting with the executives of the Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAM) at the weekend […]
From Our Correspondent The Federal Government will construct 200 units of low-cost houses for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Benue State, a government official has announced. Mr Aondowase Kunde, the Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, announced this, on Friday, in Makurdi. Kunde said the federal government would build the houses in clusters across […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The Arab Coordination Group (ACG) has pledged to increase support for its African partner countries ahead of the crucial COP28 climate change conference. To this end, ACG on Thursday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia announced it would allocate up to $50 billion to help build resilient infrastructure and inclusive societies in the African […]
From Our Correspondent The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says 26.5 million Nigerians in Borno, Sokoto and Zamfara States including the FCT may face a food crisis between June and August 2024. FAO Country Representative, Dominique Kouacou, announced this at the presentation of the October to November round of the Cadre Harmonise (CH) food security […]
From Our Correspondent Adamawa State Government, Wednesday, distributed relief items to victims of windstorms and floods in the Demsa Local Government Area. Distributing the materials, the Deputy Governor, Prof. Kaletapwa Farauta, said the gesture was to cushion the effect of the disasters. Farauta said that 20 other affected local government areas would benefit from the […]