African Development Bank (AfDB), has signed a €362,000 (N177,485,927.72) grant agreement with Hadejia Jama’are Komadugu Yobe Basin-Trust Fund. In a statement, the bank said the grant would prepare additional studies under the second-phase of developing a strategic plan for managing water resources in the Komadugu-Yobe Basin in northern Nigeria. “Specifically, the grant will support the […]
At least seven people died in Tanzania’s part of Lake Victoria infested by crocodiles between Jan. 1, and Feb. 9, officials said on Friday. The officials said most of the victims were residents of Kome Islet on the lake, the world’s largest tropical lake shared by Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. The killings of the seven […]
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved a 2023 budgetary plan to help Private Sector Participant (PSP) operators to recapitalise in the state. By the plan, the state government will inject new waste evacuation trucks into their fleet. The Managing Director/CEO of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Mr Ibrahim Odumboni, announced the governor’s […]
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources has advised State Governments to prioritise water safety plans, so as to reduce contamination from point of production to consumption. Mrs Abosede Orimoloye, Assistant Director, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Collaborations, made the call at a workshop in Asaba, Delta. The workshop is for the Development of Cholera Emergency Preparedness […]
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 […]