By Our Correspondent Lagos, Feb. 5, ’25 (TNZ) WaterAid Nigeria says it trained 40 community leaders in Ikorodu North LCDA as community Safeguarding Champions to protect children’s rights at the grassroots. TheNewsZenith reports that Kimberly Clark, Microsoft, PepsiCo Foundation and Cummins, supported the training. The training aimed to educate participants on WaterAid’s safeguarding guidelines, their […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, Feb. 4, ’25 (TNZ) Residents of Owutu in the Agric Area of Ikorodu, at the weekend, got a reprieve as the Lagos State House of Assembly promised to investigate the proposed demolition of their properties. TheNewsZenith reports that the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mrs Mojisola Meranda gave […]
From Our Correspondent Abuja, Feb. 1, ’25 (TNZ) Commissioners of Environment from three geo-political zones have called for stronger political will and increased funding to advance climate action at the subnational level. TheNewsZenith reports that the zones; Nigeria’s South-West, South-East and North-Central made the call at the Nigeria Climate Change Forum, last week in Abuja. […]
From Our Correspondent Enugu, Jan. 26, ’25 (TNZ) The Enugu State Government has set up the Enugu State Climate Policy and Action Plan (ESCPAP), a significant step toward sustainable development and climate resilience. TheNewsZenith reports that Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke, Senior Policy Adviser to Gov. Peter Mbah on Climate Policy and Sustainable Development, announced this in […]
From Our Correspondent Abuja, Jan. 6 ’25 (TNZ) Two persons are feared dead in an explosion that tore through an Islamiyyah school in Kuchibiyu Community, Bwari Area Council, Abuja, on Monday. TheNewsZenith reports that several students of the school also sustained varying degrees of injuries in the explosion. A loud sound accompanied the explosion, sending […]
From Our Correspondent Officials of the Gulf of Guinea rose from a ministerial conference at the weekend, where they discussed overfishing, marine pollution and related challenges among member states. TheNewsZenith gathered that these challenges constituted issues for serious concern among the Gulf’s owner countries. Ministers and other officials in charge of fishery sectors converged in […]
From Our Correspondent An estate developer, Mr Adelaja Adeoye, has tasked the Federal Government to develop fiscal and monetary policies capable of attracting property investors to Nigeria. Adeoye gave the advice during an interaction with newsmen, on Friday, in Ibadan. TheNewsZenith reports that the developer of Rayfield Gardens City Estate and Westmead Mall. He said […]
African Development Bank Group and the World Bank, have spearheaded a $75 billion multilateral Climate Investment Fund to catalyse the realisation of climate targets on net-zero emissions. The investment is in partnership with the United Kingdom’s government. They launched the fund, a capital market mechanism, on Tuesday in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is billed for listing […]
By Our Correspondent A Federal Commissioner for the National Population Commission (NPC) in Lagos State, Mrs Olayinka Oladunjoye, has urged the government to incorporate Marine and Blue Economy subjects into the primary and secondary school curriculum. TheNewsZenith reports that Oladunjoye made the call at the 15th National Virtual Marine and Blue Economy Quiz Competition Awards […]
By Muhammed Opeyemi Two labour unions in the maritime sector have called on the Federal Government to properly monitor the activities of jetty operators to save the nation from economic sabotage. TheNewsZenith reports that the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) and the Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporation and Government Owned Company (SSASCGOC) made […]