National Hydrographic Agency targets m revenue from electronic chart

By Isaac Aregbesola The Hydrographer of the Federation, Rear Admiral Ayo Olugbode, says Nigeria can generate up to 10 million dollars in revenue annually through indigenous electronic navigation charts for West Africa’s territorial waters. Olugbode, the Chief Executive Officer, National Hydrographic Agency (NHA), said this while speaking with newsmen onContinue Reading

Save oceans from dangers of plastic waste, French Govt. urges global community

By Aderogba George The French Government has called for global synergy among the countries in Africa and western world to save the oceans from the dangers of plastic waste. Jean-François Hasperue, the Deputy Ambassador, French Embassy in Nigeria, made the call during a plastic waste awareness programme at the FrenchContinue Reading

NIHSA unveils hydro club to promote water sustainability

By Akpan Glory The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has unveiled the NIHSA Hydro Club to engage young people in water resource management, environmental conservation, and climate resilience. The initiative was unveiled on Friday at Government Secondary School (GSS), Kubwa, Abuja. Speaking on behalf of the Director-General of NIHSA, Umar Mohammed,Continue Reading

Inefficiency, poor coordination affecting Nigeria’s water policies—-Stakeholders

By Suleiman Shehu Stakeholders have identified inefficiency, poor coordination and monitoring as well as gender inequality as some of the factors affecting various water policies in Nigeria. They stated this at a Stakeholders Validation Workshop and Capacity Needs Assessment on Integrating Gender in Nigeria’s Water Sector Policies and Governance onContinue Reading

Kebbi set to implement 0m SURWASH programme

By Ibrahim Bello The Kebbi Government has expressed its readiness to fully implement the $700 million Federal Government–World Bank-assisted Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (SURWASH) Programme. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Yakubu Bala-Tafida, made this known while receiving a joint delegation from theContinue Reading