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Monthly Archives: February, 2018

UNICEF ranks Nigeria 11th highest on newborn deaths

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has ranked Nigeria 11th position on newborn deaths globally. This is according to a new report on “Newborn Mortality’’...

EU, ICEED plant 736 trees in Daura

The International Centre for Energy, Environment and Development (ICEED) has planted 736 varieties of trees across the 11 wards in Daura Local Government Area...

Togo charity wins award for improving access to safe drinking water

African charity that improved access to drinking water and sanitation and reduced the chance of cholera deaths in a village in Togo, was on...

‘Integrated settlements’ will end farmers-herdsmen clashes, say eggheads

Some lecturers of the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAB) and Bayero University Kano (BUK) have proposed the establishment of integrated crops-livestock settlements to...

Government targets 12-month action plan to scale up sanitation

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources has proposed a 12-month emergency action plan to scale up access to sanitation and hygiene services in the...

Lagos to deliver 472-unit Ilubirin Housing Scheme next year

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 said that the ongoing construction of the Ilubirin Housing Scheme would be completed before the...

Power outage, high cost of petrol worsen Yenagoa water shortage

Prolonged power outage and high cost of petrol have worsened the acute water shortage in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. Residents now spend more to...

Cleaner Lagos Initiative is being sabotaged, officials allege

Officials of Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI) have raised concerns about the activities of some people who they claim have been working round the clock...

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Overcrowding, urban growth accelerating infectious diseases in Nigeria – UNILAG VC

The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, says overcrowded communities in Nigeria, like those...
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After 37 fatalities, Nigeria seals mine over deadly gas leak

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, has ordered the sealing of mining located in Zuraq, Wase...

Coalition commits to advancing climate justice in Nigeria

Nigeria Climate Justice Alliance (NCJA), a coalition of civil society organisations, community groups, youth movements, researchers, and media actors,...

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Overcrowding, urban growth accelerating infectious diseases in Nigeria – UNILAG VC

The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Lagos (UNILAG),...

After 37 fatalities, Nigeria seals mine over deadly gas leak

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake,...
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