By Akpan Glory  The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has been honoured with the 2024 Service Delivery Award by Blueprint Newspaper for his outstanding contributions to public service and sectoral reforms. The award was presented on Tuesday during the newspaper’s Public Lecture, Impact Series, and AwardsContinue Reading

The Director General of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), Chukwuemeka Woke, has called for stronger institutional ties with the Nigeria Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC).   Woke, during a courtesy visit to NAIC Managing Director, Yasid Danfulani, on Monday in Abuja, said that the move was aimedContinue Reading

By Hajara Leman The Gombe State government says it has initiated an innovative approach to transform faecal sludge management (FSM) to enhance wealth creation and environmental sustainability. Alhaji Mohammed Fawu, Commissioner for Water, Environment and Forest Resources, said this during a faecal sludge management sensitisation exercise in Kwami Village, KwamiContinue Reading

By Peter Uwumarogie The Gombe State Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project has distributed energy-efficient cooking stoves to communities around the Federal College of Education (Technical), Gombe. The beneficiary communities are those where erosion control projects had earlier been implemented. Speaking during the distribution exercise in Gombe, the ACReSALContinue Reading

By Vivian Emoni The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), in collaboration with other stakeholders, has demonstrated commitment by providing evidence-informed policy advice to guide in developing regulatory framework for carbon market. Prof. Oguejiofo Ujam, Acting Vice-Chancellor, UNN, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja, at a Dissemination and Stakeholders’ Workshop onContinue Reading