From Our Correspondent The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has pledged to help Nigeria improve its response to the humanitarian crisis and reduce the poverty index through the new Climate change adaptation policy. Chairman and Group Chief Executive of the Bank, Dr Muhammad Sulaiman Al-Jasser, pledged while exchanging views with Dr Betta Edu, Nigeria’s Minister of […]
From Our Correspondent Suleiman Halilu, Chief Executive Officer of National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) will address the Conference of the Parties (COP28) on Agency’s strategies for rural electrification in Nigeria. TheNewsZenith reports that 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) opened on Thursday at the Expo City, Dubai, UAE. The Agency in […]
From Our Correspondent President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, inaugurated 15 motorised boreholes in Benue State to address the perennial shortage of drinking water in the state. Represented by the Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Mr Zaphaniah Jisalo, Tinubu hinted that National Lottery Trust Fund funded the project. TheNewsZenith reports that projects is located […]
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 […]