Monthly Archives: June, 2018

AfDB to invest $120m to boost cassava, others

The African Development Bank (AfDB) said is to invest $120 million in the next three years to boost cassava production and transform eight other...

UNODC recommends community-based treatment for drug addicts

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) has recommended community-based treatment model as intervention for curbing abuse of narcotic and psychotic drugs...

SEMA sensitises Kaduna residents to flood issues

The Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) says it has started sensitising residents to early-warning flood signals in the flood-prone areas of the Kaduna...

Declaring victory in Congo’s Ebola epidemic too early – WHO

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has cautioned against declaring victory too early in Congo’s Ebola epidemic, in spite of encouraging signs...

World Day Against Child Labour: No under-18 should be toiling – Ryder

No child under the age of 18 should be toiling in mines, fields, factories and homes, carrying heavy loads or working long hours, the...

NiMet predicts cloudy skies, thunderstorms, isolated rains on Wednesday

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy weather conditions over the Central States of the country on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 with prospect...

Government to establish 300ha of woodlot in Gombe

The Federal Government is to establish 300 hectares (ha) of woodlot in seven out of the 11 Local Government Areas of Gombe State. Mr Richard...

Cholera claims 75 lives in Kenya

Kenya’s health authorities on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 confirmed the death of 75 people from cholera in the past five months this year. Jackson Kioko,...

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NCDMB projects fresh energy investment surge

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) says over $580 billion in projected local content spending could transform Nigeria’s...
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Lagos seals estates over untreated sewage disposal

The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO) has sealed several housing estates and properties in Lekki, Ajah and Surulere...

LASPARK ‘Trees for Lagos’: Badagry flags off exercise with 554 trees

The Chairman of Badagry Local Government Area (LGA), Mr. Babatunde Hunpe, on Thursday, May 7, 2026, flagged off the...

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NCDMB projects fresh energy investment surge

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) says over...

Lagos seals estates over untreated sewage disposal

The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO) has sealed...