Nigeria annual flood outlook 2024
The 2024 Flood Outlook report offers a comprehensive assessment of flood risk across the country, highlighting critical areas of concern and strategic recommendations for mitigation and preparedness. Through
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Lagos Assembly summons 3 commissioners over heaps of refuse
Worried about the heaps of refuse across the Lagos State, the state House of Assembly on Thursday summoned three Commissioners, their respective Permanent Secretaries as well as the Accountant General
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Nigeria Customs intercepts elephant tusks, pangolin worth N1.2 billion – Minister
The Minister of Environment, Ibrahim Jibril, says the Nigerian Customs Service has intercepted elephant tusks and pangolin, worth about N1.2 billion, between February 15 and March 22. The minister,
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Nigeria: Solar energy initiative secures funding from AfDB
The African Development Bank (AfDB)’s Vice-President for Power, Energy, Climate Change and Green Growth Complex, Amadou Hott, has pledged that the bank will be investing $711.5 million in solar energy
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Nigeria: Strange Disease Kills 8 Katsina Students
Katsina — An outbreak of strange disease at Government Science Secondary School,Kurfi has killed about 8 students. Our reporter gathered that authorities of the boarding school have since over the weekend
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Nigeria sees progress as Lassa fever outbreak slows
As Nigeria deals with the worst outbreak of Lassa fever on record, medical professionals at Irrua in Edo state – the epicenter of the emergency – are dealing with high caseloads and long hours. At least
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Nigeria in Need of Food Assistance Despite Bumper Harvest- Report
A recently released quarterly report on crop prospects and food situation by the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) reveal that Nigeria and 36 other countries were in need of external
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Nigeria to cut sulfur in fuels a year after U.N. deadline
Nigeria will begin cutting the sulfur levels allowed in imported fuels in July, a change long sought by health and environmental campaigners, a year after an initial deadline, an official at state oil
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Namibia records first listeria case after it kills 180 in S.Africa
Namibia’s health minister said on Tuesday it had recorded its first case of listeriosis, the biggest recorded outbreak of which has killed over 180 people and infected almost 970 in neighbouring South
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Nigeria: Olam Invests $1bn to Boost Nigeria's Agric Sector
The Vice-President of Olam, Reji George has disclosed that Olam Nigeria Limited had invested about $1 billion (about N306billion) to boost Nigeria's agricultural sector. George made this known yesterday,
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Nigeria Needs to Invest $8 Billion Yearly in Potable Water- Unicef
About $8 billion needs to be invested annually in providing potable water in Nigeria, if the country must achieve Goal 6 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. SDGs Goal 6 aims at ensuring