The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has decried the destruction of section three of the newly rehabilitated Kano-Maiduguri highway by flooding. In a statement by the minister’s media aide, Orji Uchenna Orji, Umahi said it was unfortunate that completed roads in the country did not last five years, reports Daily Trust. Umahi, who stated that [&...
•A collapsed building The federal government through the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, has vowed that it will ensure the prosecution of those responsible for building collapses across the country. Dangiwa made this commitment during a review meeting of the Ministry’s Building Collapse Committee’s recommend...
•Governor Bala Mohammed visits the damaged federal highway connecting Kano to Maiduguri A heavy downpour has severely damaged the federal highway connecting Kano to Maiduguri, particularly between the Malori and Guskuri villages in the Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The flood has created a large crater in the middle of the road...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency ( NiMet) has predicted thundery and rainy weather conditions from today to Wednesday across the country. According to NiMet’s weather projection from Abuja yesterday, there will be morning thunderstorms today over portions of the states of Taraba, Bauchi, Borno, Kebbi, and Katsina, reports Nigerian Tribune. T...
•Flood Residents in 18 of Delta State’s 25 local government areas have been warned to brace for potential flooding. The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, issued this alert during a one-day Stakeholders Sensitisation Workshop in Asaba. The workshop, organised by NEMA in collaboration with th...
•Tokunbo Wahab The Lagos State Government, yesterday, said it had not re-introduced the monthly environmental sanitation and is not starting any movement restriction by July ending. The state’s Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said contrary to news on the Internet, the state was not re-introducing monthly sa...
•Governor Abiodun Youths in Yewa axis of Ogun under the aegis of the Yewa North Patriotic Forum have called on Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, to address the rot affecting the region in the areas of road infrastructure, health, and security. President of the forum, Comr. Adeyemi Sunday, according to a statement made available to […]...
•Flooding The federal government has predicted that 94 towns are at risk of a five-day flooding beginning yesterday, Tuesday, July 16, and ending on July 20, 2024. The Minister of State of Environment, Dr. Iziaq Salako, disclosed this to our correspondent yesterday, reports The PUNCH. Salako said the identified locations and their environs wou...
•Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu In a bid to address the state’s environmental challenges, the Lagos State government has announced the reintroduction of its monthly environmental sanitation program, effective July 13. The programme, which was discontinued in 2016, aims to promote a cleaner and healthier environment in the state. According to Comm...
•Ajuri Ngelale (left) The Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, Ajuri Ngelale has held a series of crucial meetings to enhance Nigeria’s economic and environmental strategies. Mr Ajuri Ngelale commenced with discussions featuring Mr. Chido Munyati, Head of Africa at the World Economic Forum, and Ms. Abir Ibrahim, Africa’s Regional Agen...

