By Abigael Joshua The Minister of Environment, Malam Balarabe Lawal, says there is need to safeguard the environment for sustainable development and environmental integrity. Lawal made this submission on Wednesday in Abuja at a workshop on Reviewing the Outcomes of the 28th Session of the Conference of Parties (COP) toContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Federal Government has unveiled a guideline that will allow community members to own and manage water and sanitation facilities sustainably in the country. Prof. Joseph Utsev, the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, spoke on Tuesday in Abuja at the inauguration of the Framework for Water,Continue Reading
By Doris Esa The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), have taken steps to downscale weather and climate information to Nigerian farmers. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, made this known at a joint news conference on seasonal climate predictionContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua The Federal Ministry of Environment on Tuesday in Abuja said it would partner with the Institute of Environmental Practitioners of Nigeria (IEPN) on environmental sustainability. Malam Balarabe Lawal, the Minister of Environment, said this at the inauguration ceremony of the 1st Governing Council of IEPN. Lawal whoContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade Prof. Joseph Utsev, the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, has cautioned that 148 Local Government Areas (LGAs) across 31 states are among the highly probable flood risk areas for 2024. Utsev issued this warning during the official unveiling of the 2024 Annual Flood Outlook (AFO) onContinue Reading
By Ezra Musa The Bridge that Gap Initiative, an NGO, has moblised journalists to create the needed awareness on early warning and early response to imminent disaster in Kaduna State. Its Executive Director, Mss Gloria Bulus, said during a roundtable in Kaduna on Saturday, that the media has a criticalContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua The National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) says it is collaborating with the Canadian Government on gender-responsive climate change action in Nigeria. Dr Salisu Dahiru, the Director- General of NCCC, communicated this on Friday in Abuja at a one-day workshop to brainstorm on a draft report onContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade Nigeria is set to host the sixth African Regional Conference of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), slated to take place in Abuja from April 14 to 16, 2025. The announcement, made by the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, on FridayContinue Reading
By Hamza Suleiman Again fire has gutted the Gamboru market around the Custom area in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that on March 18, 2023 and Nov. 13, 2023, fire gutted the market which is the biggest perishable goods market in Maiduguri.Continue Reading
By Tosin Kolade Mr Zissimos Vergos, Deputy Ambassador of the European Union Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, has urged all stakeholders to collaborate in efforts aimed at eliminating waste and environmental pollution. Vergos made the call at an event in commemoration of Nigeria’s first International Day of Zero Waste, onContinue Reading
