The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has disclosed that over 116 houses were submerged at Trademore Estate in Abuja as a result of heavy downpour Friday morning. Speaking during an on-the-spot assessment visit to the scene of the incident, the ...
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Feed SubscriptionStakeholders Urge FG To Enforce Implementation Of New Graphic Health Warnings On Cigarette Packs
The requirement to rigorously abide by and implement the National Tobacco Control Act of 2015 and its Regulations of 2019, both of which call for the placement of graphic health warnings on tobacco packages, has come to the attention of ...
Read More »Unexplored Places On Earth: Hidden Gems And Enigmatic Locations
While modern science has allowed us to map and discover lots of our planet, we still know almost nothing about out planet, plenty of things remain an enigma to us. From faraway islands to deep underwater caves, these hidden gemstones ...
Read More »Expect Above Normal Annual Rainfall – NIMET
The Lagos State Government has alerted residents that the state will experience an above normal annual rainfall this year. It said the amount predicted at 1936.2mm will start in the first week of April and cease in December. According to the ...
Read More »NiMet Warns Against Devastating Effects Of Climate Change
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has warned against devastating effects of climate change, stating that there is continues rise of average concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere with devastating global consequences. The director-general/CEO, NiMet, Prof. Mansur Bako Matazu who ...
Read More »Dangote-led Flood Committee Commences Distribution Of N1.5bn Relief Items
The Dangote-led Presidential Committee on Flood Relief and Rehabilitation (PCFRR), known as, Dangote Flood Committee, has commenced the distribution of relief materials, worth N1.5 billion to victims of flooding nationwide. The PCFRR, which was established by the federal government following ...
Read More »Flooding: INC Threatens To Sue FG For Negligence
The Ijaw National Congress has threatened to sue the Federal Government for negligence in handling the flooding crisis that has thrown many into abject poverty in the region. Speaking in an interview with Saturday PUNCH on Thursday, the National Publicity Secretary ...
Read More »Floods: UN announces $10.5m new funding for response in Nigeria
A $10.5 million new funding for the flood response in Nigeria has been announced by the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, Matthias Schmale. Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Farhan Haq, disclosed this at a news conference at the UN headquarters ...
Read More »Dantata, Abdulsamad, Others Raise Over N1bn For Jigawa Flood Victims
Nigerian businessman and philanthropist, Aminu Dantata and the founder of BUA group Abdulsamad Rabiu and other donors yesterday raised over N1 billion for Jigawa flood victims. The donations were made in Dutse at the fundraising in support of the 2022 ...
Read More »Lagos, P’Harcourt LikelyTo Witness ‘Weather Catastrophe’ – FG
The Federal Government on Thursday said a report by the inter-governmental panel on climate change revealed that many coastal mega cities including Lagos, Port Harcourt and others, would witness weather catastrophe by 2050. It, however, stated that it was taking ...
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