By Felicia Imohimi Environmental Health Council of Nigeria (EHCON) has commenced review of its guidelines to reposition environmental health system in the country and mitigate emerging environmental health challenges. Dr Yakubu Baba, Registrar of the council, said this at the technical review meeting on guidelines for environmental health practice inContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Federal Government on Thursday pledged to improve the culture of handwashing, as only four per cent of Nigerians practice it at critical times. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, said this at a news conference to commemorate the 2023 Global Handwashing DayContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Ikeja Dynamic Lions Club, an arm of Lions International District 404B2, Nigeria, on Tuesday planted 25 trees within the premises of Government Technical College, Agidingbi, Ikeja, to safeguard the environment. Mr Sanyaolu Opeyemi, President of the club, said during the tree planting exercise that the move wasContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike Stakeholders in the environment sector have called for collaboration between the public and private sectors in the financing of energy transition in Nigeria. They made the call at the maiden edition of the Africa Climate Forum 2023 on Tuesday in Abuja, with the theme ” Powering theContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has listed Zamfara, Cross River, Adamawa and Ogun as states with the highest cholera cases in the country. NCDC’s Incident Manager, Cholera Technical Working Group, Dr Sebastian Yennan, said this at the monthly meeting of the Water SanitationContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh Dr Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President-Designate and UAE’s Special Envoy for Climate Change has underscored the need to make the ‘loss and damage’ fund for most vulnerable nations a reality. The ‘loss and damage’ fund was agreed at COP27 summit in Egypt to support developing nations dealContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has alerted Nigerians to expect flood in nine states as Cameroon began the release of water from its Lagdo Dam. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the states are: Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Anambra, Edo, Delta and Bayelsa.Continue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi An NGO under the auspices of Lift Humanity Foundation (LHF) has reiterated the need for capacity building for skilled workforce in the renewable energy sector. Mr Pius Oko, the Executive Secretary of LHF, said this at a workshop and launching of a policy brief on Renewable EnergyContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Government of Egypt has announced its commitment to help Nigeria achieve its water resources and food security goals in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President. This was the thrust when Mr Moustafa Awad, the Egyptian Ambassador to Nigeria, paid a courtesy visit toContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya Dr Mohammed Abubakar, General Manager, Niger State Environmental Protection Agency (NISEPA), has called on residents to change their attitude toward indiscriminate dumping of refuse. Abubakar made the call during a meeting with staff of the agency on assumption of office on Wednesday in Minna. “It is notContinue Reading
