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Monthly Archives: August, 2020

Ebonyi to complete airport project in 2022

The Ebonyi State Government says it will complete its airport project by 2022 in spite of the financial uncertainties pervading the globe. Gov. David Umahi...

Airtel pledges N300m to combat COVID-19

Airtel Nigeria says it will spend N300 million to support the fight against COVID-19 pandemic, as part of the activities to mark a decade...

Lagos reduces Land Use Charge by 48%, waives N5.8bn penalties

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 announced the reduction of the Land Use Charge (LUC) to the pre-2018 charges, hence, indicating...

Over 200,000 left homeless by Beirut explosion

The Beirut city’s Governor, Marwan Abboud, on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 said more than 200,000 people had been rendered homeless after a massive blast...

UN, U.S. commiserate with Lebanon over deadly explosions

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has commiserated with the people and government of Lebanon over Tuesday’s explosions in the capital, Beirut. No fewer than 70 people...

New York’s health commissioner resigns over COVID-19 handling

New York’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Oxiris Barbot, has resigned over alleged under-utilisation of the department’s “incomparable disease control expertise.” “I leave my post today...

Alex Ekwueme varsity assists Ebonyi to develop climate change policy

The government of Ebonyi State in Nigeria has launched a process to develop a climate change policy and an adaptation action plan focused on...

ILO records universal ratification on Child Labour Convention

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) says all its 187 member States have ratified the ILO Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour, 1999...

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BATN Foundation commissions solar-powered borehole tó end 30-year water crisis in Kano community

 “For 30 years, we fetched water from far places, paying N100naira for a jerrican of water that wasn’t even...
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BATN Foundation, SwagCo flag off Maize Micro-Enterprise Project to empower Ekiti farmers

In a landmark move to boost food security and rural livelihoods, the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF) in...

NBSAP: A welcome step toward food sovereignty, biosafety

Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) commends the Federal Government for endorsing the revised National Biodiversity Strategy and Action...

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