The Federal Government has announced that an additional 125 Nigerians stranded in Sudan have been airlifted on Saturday and on their way back to the country following the continued crisis in Sudan. This was disclosed in a statement issued on ...
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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 »Local Communities Should Have Power Over Their Resources — Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation says it is engaging local communities to understand what it means to be custodians of the minerals in their respective areas. Mrs Hilary Pennington, Ford Foundation Vice-President ,made the statement at a roundtable of cultural and faith ...
Read More »NIWA Orders Suspension Of Land Reclamation In Banana Island
The National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA has ordered the immediate suspension of all reclamation work around Banana Island were the building collapse occurred recently. This is as the agency also distance itself from the issuance of building permit or issuance ...
Read More »Council Boss Urges FG To Tackle Gully Erosion In Itu LGA
… Inspects ongoing dualization of the Calabar-Odukpani-Itu road …As SERMATECH promises to deliver quality roads The Executive Chairman of Itu Local Government Area; Hon. (Barr.) Etetim Onuk has appealed to the Federal government of Nigeria to come to the aid ...
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 »We Stopped 86 Immoral Gatherings, Destroyed 25 Beer Trailers – Kano State Hisbah Board
The Kano State Hisbah Board said it apprehended 2,260 people for committing various crimes from January to December 2022. Similarly, a total of 1,269 beggars were removed from the streets of eight Kano local government areas out of which 386 ...
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 ...
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