By Philomina Attah The Federal Government has emphasised the necessity of creating an integrated disaster database and risk information management system for the country. Mr Mustapha Ahmed, the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said this in Abuja during a technical workshop on the United Nations Risk ReductionContinue Reading
By Ginika Okoye The Transparent Protection Ltd/GTE (TPL) has urged the Federal Government to exempt the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) from the 50 per cent automatic deduction from the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of government organisations. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that TPL/Gte is a pioneer membership-based, insuranceContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade Prof. Joseph Utsev, the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, has urged states benefiting from the 700 million dollars Sustainable Urban and Rural Water and Sanitation Hygiene (SURWASH) programme to fulfill their counterpart funding obligations. The call was made during the 3rd Federal Steering Committee meeting ofContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) have unveiled the Cost of a Healthy Diet (CoHD) Indicator Report in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the CoHD was unveiled at a joint Media Briefing on Wednesday, asContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) has cautioned residents of the Federal Capital Territory against improper waste disposal practices posing threat to the integrity of the city’s sewer system. Mr Ndidi Emma-Agbodike, Assistant Director at Wupa Basin Treatment Plant, AEPB, issued the warning on the sidelines ofContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Abubakar Bagudu, has commended the Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) programme, emphasising its significant role as a support mechanism for states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Bagudu said this at a one-day Public Lecture titled,Continue Reading
By Bukola Olaifa Sen. Saliu Mustapha, Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Production Services, and Rural Development, has affirmed the committee’s commitment to expeditiously passing the Agricultural Extension Services Delivery Revitalisation Bill. Mustapha made this assurance during a one-day technical session held in Abuja on Wednesday, organised by the Women FarmersContinue Reading
By Grace Alegba The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has urged Nigerians to actively support the protection of public infrastructure to prevent damage and misuse, thereby avoiding unnecessary financial waste. During an inspection of the ongoing rehabilitation of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, Mr Olaniyi Kolawole, Director of East Operations at FERMAContinue Reading
By Zubairu Idris Katsina State Government, in collaboration with the World Bank, has allocated N10 billion towards enhancing water, sanitation, and hygiene services as part of the Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (SURWASH) initiative. The World Bank supports SURWASH, a project aimed at achieving improved accessContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has concluded the payment of all verified claims by airlines with an additional 64.44 million dollars. Mrs Hakama Sidi-Ali, CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications, said this in a statement on Tuesday. Sidi-Ali said that the apex bank had to fulfilContinue Reading
