Yearly Archives: 2019

NEMA tasks stakeholders on disaster management

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has called for partnership between Federal and State Governments as well as non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on disaster management. NEMA Director General,...

Pneumonia Day: Expert warns against exposure to tobacco smoke, indoor air pollution

A pulmonologist, Dr Abel Kanji, has stressed the need to avoid tobacco smoke and reduce exposure to indoor air pollution to check the risk of pneumonia...

Safer roads for people of Kogi

Kogi State the “Confluence State”, being centrally located in the country, should ordinarily draw high volumes of traffic from visitors either seeking to do business in...

Edo to provide 100,000 hectares of land for oil palm investors

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Monday, November 11, 2019 said the state government had concluded plans to open up about some 100,000 hectares of...

Kenya seeks to achieve target of clean cooking for all by 2028

Kenya’s energy ministry said on Monday, November 11, 2019 that it had revised its target for ensuring that everyone had access to modern clean cooking solutions...

Niger gets $900,000 grant from South Korea to develop urban policy

The Niger State Government of Nigeria says a $900,000 grant has been approved by the South Korean government for the preparation for an Urban...

100,000 commuters travel on Lagos waterways daily – LASWA

The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) says between 70,000 and 100,000 commuters use water transport daily in the state. General Manager of LASWA, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, made this...

Drought-hit Zimbabwe plans mass wildlife migration

Zimbabwe is planning an enforced mass migration of wildlife away from a park in the country’s south, where thousands of animals are at risk of death...

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HEDA warns farmers on 2026 flood risks

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has issued an advisory on the 2026 flood outlook, warning farmers and...
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Group boosts WASH access with solar-powered boreholes in Nasarawa communities

Society for Family Health (SFH), a non-govermental organisation, has enhanced Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) access in rural communities...

LASEPA to strengthen e-waste compliance framework

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency has stepped up efforts to address the growing challenge of electronic waste (e-waste),...

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HEDA warns farmers on 2026 flood risks

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre)...

Group boosts WASH access with solar-powered boreholes in Nasarawa communities

Society for Family Health (SFH), a non-govermental organisation, has...