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Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor, has pointed out bush burning practice as one of the causes of climate change. Ikeazor, who condemned the practice in Nigeria, explained that climate change results in excessive heat, drought, rising sea levels, and unhealthy climate conditions. Speaking on the sidelines of a Climate Change Conference in Lagos […]
It is now mandatory for all states and federal institutions as well as private organizations to have sanitation facilities in public places. President Muhammadu Buhari who gave the directive yesterday in commemoration of world toilet day said it was part of efforts to end open defecation in the country. The President also said households must […]
The perennial flooding experienced in parts of Uyo has been attributed to poor drainage network in the city. Commissioner of Works, Ephraim Inyang-Eyen, stated this when he appeared before the House of Assembly Committee on Appropriation and Finance today for his Ministry’s 2020 budget defence. Inyang-Eyen regretted that there is no drainage in densely-populated areas […]
If all things go as planned, each of the thirty one Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom will host Greenhouses to be established by the State Government. Governor Udom Emmanuel, flanked by the Commissioner for Agriculture and Women Affairs, Dr. Glory Edet, announced this during an unscheduled inspection of the State Government’s Model Greenhouse, near the Victor […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the people and government of Anambra state, over yesterday’s oil tanker explosion, which saw a mother and her child burnt to death, as well as injury of many others. President Buhari in a statement, expressed sadness over the accident, which took place at Upper Iweka, in Onitsha, and extended […]
Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has called for urgent action to protect the girl child from abuses. Mrs Buhari in a tweet today to commemorate the International Day of the Girl-Child, stressed the need for parents to protect their children from all forms of violence and abuse. She expressed appreciation on the progress made […]
NFF Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has given kudos to the government and people of Akwa Ibom State for the supporting roles they played to see that the Super Eagles qualify for the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup finals. The NFF in communiqué after a meeting of its executive committee in Abuja, said players and officials […]
SPEAKER Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure the freedom of the rest of the Chibok girls still in Boko Haram captivity and Leah Sharibu, the Christian girl still held by the insurgents before the general election. Dogara and other members of the House were reportedly […]
NASARAWA There was pandemonium yesterday as Internally Displaced Persons, hauled stones at the convoy of Nasarawa State Governor, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, who was in Obi Local Government Area for assessment visit to some of the IDP camps and other affected villages. The IDPs, who were protesting the killing of their relations by people believed to […]
OSINBAJO Federal government has assured the thirty six states of the country of its readiness to support them “without discrimination along party lines”. Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, made the commitment in Umuahia at the inauguration of the state’s Tele-health initiative, which he described as commendable effort in the healthcare delivery system in the state. The […]
