Yearly Archives: 2018

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...

17 killed in Mozambique as pile of garbage collapses

Officials said 17 people died and several others were injured in Mozambique’s capital early on Monday, February 19, 2018 when a 15-metre pile of...

India announced as global host of World Environment Day 2018

India has been announced as hosts of World Environment Day 2018, which will be observed on Tuesday, June 5. The global celebrations will be used...

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Cross River Assembly passes open defecation prohibition bill, Lagos apprehends five offenders

The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed a bill prohibiting open defecation. The bill aims to outlaw open...
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Lagos launches online system for building permit

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has launched an electronic system that will simplify the process of obtaining physical...

Nigeria committed to sustainability of biosphere reserves, ecological research – FRIN DG

Director-General, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), Prof. Zacharia Yaduma, says Nigeria is strengthening policy and legal frameworks to...

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Cross River Assembly passes open defecation prohibition bill, Lagos apprehends five offenders

The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed...

Lagos launches online system for building permit

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has launched an...