The World Bank and Federal Government have appointed Mr AbdulHamid Umar as the National Project Coordinator for Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) in Nigeria. The appointment is in a statement issued by Mr Olusegun Shogbola, Personal Assistant (Media & ICT) to Minister of Environment on Thursday in Abuja. The statement, emailed to The NewsZenith […]
Kenyan conservation organisation, on Friday, launched a campaign to conserve grey crowned cranes and save them from extinction. Joseph Mwangi, country manager at the Crane and Wetlands Conservation Project, said the grey crowned cranes are threatened with extinction. The grey-crowned cranes are a species of birds that flock in large numbers, anywhere between 30 and […]
The Federal Government has begun sensitisation on the aeromagnetic survey in six additional states in the country. The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development confirmed that it has engaged a consultant (Excalibur) to carry out the survey. Mr Ishaku Kigbu, the Media and Communication Officer, Mineral Sector Support for Economic Diversification Project in the ministry, […]
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Friday, distributed hospital consumables to two health facilities in Lagos state. The hospitals are the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) and the Air force Hospital Ikeja. They have been treating victims of various disasters and emergencies in the state. Three other hospitals are to also benefit from […]
Two fun-seekers have been drowned at the Baracuda beach in Abraham Adesanya area, Ajah Lagos State. This is contained in a statement issued by Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), on Tuesday in Lagos. According to the statement, two adult male were trying to rescue an adult male from drowning in […]
Alhaji Sadiq Yelwa, Managing Director of Hydroelectric Power Producing Area Development Commission (HYPPADEC), says criticism is considered a wake-up call for the agency to do more for the people. Yelwa made these remarks in an interaction with the newsmen in Minna, Niger State. He described those who criticise the Commission, in public interest, as partners […]
The Ecocykle Development Foundation, an NGO, has commissioned an eco-friendly toilet project, made with plastic bottles, in Nyanya-Gbayi Primary School, to curb open defecation. The project was executed in collaboration with Lift Humanity Foundation, Step Up Green Climate Initiative and other environmental organisations. It is located in the primary school located in New-Nyaya, Karu LGA […]
By Our Correspondent Flood victims in Bayelsa State have commended Gov. Douye Diri for the help the state government rendered to them at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp in Yenagoa. They gave the commendation on Monday when the camp was being officially closed. Our Correspondent, who visited the camp, reports that many of the […]
The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Simon Stiell, on Friday lauded China’s determination and concrete actions taken to deal with climate change. Stiell made the remarks during a meeting with the Chinese delegation to the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the UNFCCC being […]
South Australia is facing higher temperatures, less rainfall, longer droughts and more intense bushfire seasons by 2030, a government report has warned. Susan Close, Deputy Premier of South Australia (SA) and Environment Minister, on Friday released the state’s Guide to Climate Projections for Risk Assessment and Planning report. It predicts more deaths from heat, lower […]