From Our Correspondent The Federal Government is reviewing the conditions and procedures for the sale of houses under the National Housing Programme (NHP). The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Mamuda Mamman, announced this in a press statement at the weekend in Abuja. “The ministry is currently in the process […]
By Our Correspondent The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says the state recorded 1,461 emergency incidents in 2023. Mr Nosa Okunbor, the Head of the Public Affairs Unit of LASEMA, announced this in a statement emailed to TheNewsZenith on Sunday in Lagos. According to Okunbor, it is the statutory responsibility of LASEMA to respond, […]
From Our Correspondent The Anambra State Government has urged residents of the state to desist from acts capable of polluting the environment, the State Commissioner for Environment, Mr Felix Odimegwu said. TheNewsZenith reports that Odimegwu made the call in a statement in Awka on Thursday. He stated that the burning of tyres and other non-biodegradable […]
From Our Correspondent The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained the suspended National Coordinator of the National Social Investment Programme Agency, Halima Shehu. EFCC arrested Shehu in connection with the ongoing probe into about N37.2 billion allegedly laundered in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, under former Minister, Sadiya […]
From Our Correspondent Gov. Umar Namadi of Jigawa State, says the completion of the multi-billion Great Dutse Water project is uppermost in his mind and that his administration is committed to its realisation. Namadi made these remarks when a technical team from the Federal Ministry of Water Resources paid him a courtesy visit, on Tuesday, […]
At least 40 people died in the floods and landslides following heavy rains that hit Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Tuesday night. Local authorities said they found at least 20 people dead in Bukavu and 20 dead bodies in the surrounding village of […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Africa Carbon Markets Initiative (ACMI) is actively collaborating with Nigeria and six other African countries to develop robust Carbon Market Activation Plans (CMAPs). TheNewsZenith reports that the countries are Nigeria, Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, DRC, Ghana and Rwanda, This is contained in a statement from the African Communication Group (ACG) and e-mailed to […]
By Our Correspondent No fewer than 16,000 families suffered the consequences of flooding in Lagos State in 2022, according to data released by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). Ibrahim Farinloye, Coordinator of NEMA in Lagos, said in a state also that 6,000 farmers lost seedlings and farm produce. In the statement, mailed to TheNewsZenith, […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The African Development Bank and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), on Thursday in Geneva, Switzerland, signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly address humanitarian and development challenges in Africa. The MOU further elevates a partnership between the two institutions. The signing took place on the sidelines of the Global […]
The International Water Association (IWA) Water and Development Congress and Exhibition 2023 formally opened on Monday in the Rwandan capital of Kigali. The events bring together water professionals worldwide. It is to address pressing challenges and explore innovative solutions in the water and sanitation sector. Under the theme “Water, Sanitation, and Climate Resilience — […]