From Our Correspondent Some Awka residents in Anambra State have been commending Gov. Chukwuma Soludo’s road projects, saying they are attracting investors and improving agricultural productivity. The residents made the assertion while speaking with TheNewsZenith during a project tour of roads and other infrastructure in Awka South And Awka North Local Government Areas. The projects […]
By Our Correspondent ……..As the weekly sanitation Advocacy Campaign train moves to Bariga LCDA. The Lagos State Government has re-emphasised the importance of good sanitation practices amongst all residents to ensure a clean, flood free, safe and sustainable environment. Mr Tokunbo Wahab, Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, made the remarks during the weekly […]
By Our Correspondent The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in partnership with the States Emergency Management Agencies (SEMA) and other stakeholders have held a workshop on the update of the countrywide risk analysis for Nigeria. TheNewsZenith reports that NEMA convened the two-day workshop with technical support from UNICEF. Speaking at the event, NEMA’s Director-General, Mrs […]
Heavy rainfall has caused 94 deaths, 93 people injured and 137,156 others affected in Niger Republic since the rainy season began in May, authorities said. Minister of Humanitarian Action and Disaster Management, Aissa Lawan Wandarma, said at a press briefing on Thursday, that 44 people died due to flooding. She added that 50 people also […]
From Our Correspondent On Saturday, the Red Cross Society (RCS), in collaboration with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), distributed relief materials to 300 victims of the 2022 flooding in Oyo State. TheNewsZenith recalls that the flooding ravaged Egbeda and Ibadan South-East Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state in 2022. The National […]
From Abdulfatah Babatunde The Executive Secretary of the Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF), Hajiya Fatima Umar Shinkafi, has received the 2024 Productivity and Proficiency Order of Merit Award. TheNewsZenith reports that the Productivity and Proficiency Projects Nigeria (PPPN), organised the Award in commemoration of World Productivity Day. The convener and Executive Director of PPPN, Dr […]
At least 12 people died as a result of heavy torrential rains and floods that swept through Kassala State in eastern Sudan. Sudan’s Health Minister, Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim, announced this in a statement on Saturday. On Friday, heavy rains and floods impacted several cities in eastern Sudan, causing extensive damage to homes and flooding large […]
From Abdulwahab Muhammad, Bauchi Gombe State has received an award, emerging with an AA rating in the Climate Governance Performance Ranking among the 36 states of Nigeria. TheNewsZenith reports that the Federal Government in collaboration with the Society for Planet and Prosperity (SPP) organised the award in Abuja. Gombe State ranked second in the country, […]
From Our Correspondent A Chinese company, Sinoma is contemplating coming and citing its renewable energy technology manufacturing industry in Nigeria’s Evergreen City, the green industrial zone. TheNewszenith reports that Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, announced this after a dinner, hosted in his honour in Beijing. By this, Ngelale said Nigeria’s effort […]
By Our Correspondent The Lagos State Government reaffirmed its commitment to a continuous sanitation advocacy campaign, aimed at sustainable hygiene practices. TheNewsZenith reports that Special Adviser to the Governor on Environment, Olakunle Rotimi-Akodu, gave the affirmation during a community-based sanitation exercise at Alamutu Market in Idi-Oro, Mushin. According to Rotimi-Akodu, key Highlights of the Initiative […]