The conventional calls for a collaboration between the gown and the society, as part of efforts to solve the problems of humanity, appear to be having effect these days. A latest development in the federal capital territory is an example of this development. For instance, the Commercial Dairy Ranchers Association of Nigeria (CODARAN) and the…
A bold step was taken on Wednesday by the Abia state government to improve the health and sanitation of the people of the state. This happened when the State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti commissioned the Abia Integrated Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (Wash) Accelerated Programme (IWAP). Attached to it was also a solar power project…
The Lagos State government is taking a bold step to address a multifaceted problem through a waste processing plant to be sited in the Epe area of the State. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, who announced this on Wednesday in Lagos said the project will cost $400 million. It is…
The wife of the Oyo State governor, Mrs. Tamunominini Makinde, has urged parents and guardians to embrace measles and rubella vaccines to stem childhood diseases. The governor’s wife made the call on Tuesday while flagging off a sensitisation programme on measles and rubella vaccination at the Local Government Training Centre, Ibadan. Makinde, accompanied by wives…
No fewer than nine people are believed to have lost their lives in what is said to be a fresh outbreak of diphtheria in Kaduna State. A breakdown of the casualties shows that there were three children and six adults. The Executive Secretary of Kaduna State Primary Healthcare Board, Dr Bello Jamoh, said the outbreak…
The only condition that will make the Lagos State Government to review its decision on the closure of the Oko Oba abattoir is the compliance with the environmental and public health regulations set by the government. This was reaffirmed by the state government over the weekend. Recall that the abattoir was closed last Thursday due…
The Minister of Environment, Mallam Lawal Balarabe, has announced the launch of the Circular and Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)-Free Plastics in Africa Project. It is a new initiative aimed at reducing the impact of plastic pollution in Nigeria. The project, which is backed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Global Environment Facility…
The Lagos State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an international consortium comprising Belstar Capital and ENKA for the rehabilitation and expansion of the State’s water supply infrastructure. Speaking at the signing ceremony held on Monday in Alausa, Ikeja, the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, described the collaboration…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 674 confirmed cases of Lassa fever out of 4,025 suspected cases across 18 states and 93 local government areas from January to April 6, 2025. According to the NCDC’s latest situation report, 127 deaths have been recorded with a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of…
Federal government is showing a further concern in the growing crisis of malnutrition and food insecurity in Nigeria. It has therefore stressed the need for an urgent need for the coordination of the national interventions in this regard. This was made known on Sunday in Abuja by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and…
