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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Nigeria: Katsina, Unicef Tackle Open Defecation Through Shawn
Katsina — UNICEF's chief, Water and Sanitation Section in Nigeria, Zaid Jurji, has said, Nigeria is ranked third when it comes to open defecation and something drastically must be done to halt the trend.
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Nigeria: Electricity- Govt Unveils 20-Year Transmission Plan
Abuja — The Federal Government, yesterday, unveiled a 20-year transmission master plan, targeting a wheeling capacity of 10,000 megawatts of electricity by 2020. Transmission Company of Nigerian, TCN,
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Nigeria: 3 Dead As Lassa Fever Hits Taraba
No fewer than three persons have been confirmed dead, while several others are under watch in Jalingo, Taraba State capital, following the outbreak of Lassa Fever in the state, World Health Organisation,
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Nigeria to Start Building $5.8 Billion Power Plant in 2018
Nigeria plans to start building a $5.8 billion hydro-power plant in the eastern Mambila region this year, after it agrees on loan terms with China’s Export-Import Bank. “We hope to break ground this
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Nigeria: Power Africa signs MoU to improve electricity access
US government-led initiative, Power Africa, has partnered with the Ibadan Distribution Company (IBED) to improve access to electricity in Oyo, Nigeria. A Memorandum of Understanding, between Llyr Rowlands,
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Protecting cassava from disease? There's an app for that
Cassava is one of the developing world's most important crops. Its starchy roots and leaves are a staple food for more than 500 million people in Africa each day. And Africa produces half of the world's
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Lassa fever claims 21 lives, affect 10 health workers
The National Coordinator, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, on Tuesday said 21 deaths were recorded from the 77 confirmed cases in the current outbreak of Lassa fever in Nigeria.
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Nigerian vaccination campaigns may be threatened by new round of rumours
ABUJA - When a rumour surfaced in 2003 that Nigeria’s polio vaccine was possibly being contaminated with anti-fertility agents a boycott of the vaccine ensued and the country’s polio immunisation campaign
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FG inaugurates committee on water resources potential
To effectively tackle challenges facing the Water Resources sector, the Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu has inaugurated a 14-member committee in its efforts to manage the nation’s water
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Nigeria’s housing deficit hits 17 Million’
As federal and private estate developers search for affordable housing for all Nigerians, an expert has put the country’s current housing deficit at about 17 million. This was disclosed over the weekend