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
By Abigael Joshua Creative Vision Development Foundation (CVDEF) an NGO supported by Christian Aid Nigeria has planted trees in some selected communities in Abuja Municipal Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to mitigate climate change. Karshi, a suburb within the FCT is the first beneficiary with 80 treesContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Federal Government has urged stakeholders of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to work closely to advance investment in infrastructural development and climate change. Amb. Bolaji Akinremi, Director, Economic, Trade and Investment, Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said this on Tuesday in Abuja. He spoke at theContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Federal Government has called for more innovative solutions that will reposition the water resources and sanitation sector in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, made this call at the opening of aContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh The COP28 presidency (UN Climate Change Conference) has set out plans to ensure indigenous communities will have their voices heard at November’s crucial climate summit in Dubai, UAE. The announcement was made by the UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP28, Ms Razan Al Mubarak. She stressedContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Society for Water and Sanitation (NEWSAN) has called for the inclusion of its members in the implementation of the 700 million dollars World Bank- funded water, sanitation and hygiene Programme. The programme, called the Sustainable Urban, Rural Water Supply Sanitation and Hygiene (SURWASH) Project is beingContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua Creative Vision Development Foundation, an Abuja-based NGO has planted 80 trees in Karshi a suburb within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to mitigate climate change. Mrs Funmilola Oladejo, Executive Director of the NGO said this during the tree planting exercise in the community onContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Federal Government has pledged to implement the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) principle to improve the quality and quantity of the nations’ surface and groundwater resources. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, said this in a news conference in commemoration of theContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) on Monday called on African countries to strengthen systems that would improve access to sanitation services for the people sustainably. AMCOW’s Executive Secretary, Dr Rashid Mbaziira, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) inContinue Reading
