•Scene of explosion As global mining and metals companies in Davos at the World Economic Forum commit to urgent action to support a nature positive future by 2030 that promotes the health, diversity and resilience of species, ecosystems, and natural processes, national and sub-national governments are still in a quandary on how to check the [&...
•Crude oil A group under the auspices of Abuja Ethnic Youth Coalition for Peace has called on the stakeholders in the Niger Delta, particularly those from oil-producing communities, to consider holding Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021-related meetings in the region instead of Abuja. The group said holding such a meeting in Abuja has no direct...
•Dust haze The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, in a report, released on Friday, predicted moderate dust haze with a horizontal visibility range of 2-5 km over the Northern region and the North Central states. “Moderate dust haze with horizontal visibility range of 2-5 km over the Northern region and the North Central states throughout the fore...
The Directorate of Road Transport Services of the Federal Capital Territory Administration has commenced the demolition of shops, eateries, and other illegal structures in taxi ranks across Abuja. The Director of the DRTS, Abdulateef Bello, had earlier on Monday, following a meeting with transport stakeholders, hinted at the reclamation of all...
•Inner gates in the Lekki area of Lagos State The Lagos State Government says all gates removed from the Lekki area are intact and will be returned to the various zones of the residents association immediately after an amicable agreement is reached on modalities for re-installing the gates. Lagos Commissioner for the Environment and Water [&he...
•People sit in front of a fan during a heatwave in Beijing The year 2023 was the hottest on record, with the increase in Earth’s surface temperature nearly crossing the critical threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius, EU climate monitors said today. Climate change intensified heatwaves, droughts and wildfires across the planet, and pushed the global...
Most infectious diseases endemic to Nigeria become more virulent during the dry season. Consequently, they leave high-level complications and deaths in their wake. This realisation questions the country’s preparedness to prevent, detect, and contain these diseases, as well as other emerging respiratory and infectious ailments emanating from ot...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted sunny and hazy weather for the North and North Central states of the country beginning from today Wednesday, January 3, 2024. NiMet also warned about cloudy and hazy weather, with slim chances of isolated thunderstorms over the coastal cities of Delta, Bayelsa, and Rivers states during the after...
•Scene of the explosion Piqued by the spate of gas explosions, the Permanent Secretary of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, has warned persons storing gas cylinders indiscriminately without following safety rules and regulations to desist or face sanctions. Oke-Osanyintolu gave the warning during an assess...
•Demolition site Traders at the Police Officers’ Wives Association Shopping Complex in the Computer Village, Ikeja area of Lagos counted their losses following the demolition of the complex yesterday. It was gathered that demolition took place in the early hours of Sunday with armed security operatives supervising the operation, reports The PU...

