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 an analysis of historical data, climate forecasts, hydrological modeling and the report identifying varying degrees of flood risk across different regions and …
Nigeria secures $575 million World Bank loan to rebuild north-east, combat polioNigeria secures $575 million World Bank loan to rebuild north-east, combat polio In its effort to completely eradicate polio, countries and partners have pledged $1.2 billion to protect 450 million children from the disease every year. According to a …
The Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt has ordered Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) to pay N122 billon as damages to Ejama-Ebubu community in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State for crude oil spillage. Justice Ali Abubakar Gumel dismissed Shell’s appeal for failure to file a competent brief of …
Port Harcourt — The United Nations has called on people of Ogoni impacted by environmental degradation to be patient while the clean-up recommended by the global body takes off. This came as Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, expressed fears that the clean-up exercise was already being politicised and called for …
Nigeria said it will feed 1.8 million people in the country’s northeast where a militant insurgency has wrecked the local economy and pushed the population to the brink of famine. The federal government will distribute 40,000 metric tonnes of food including rice, maize, sorghum and soya beans to displaced persons, …
We only approved field trials, not planting, for GMOs - Nigerian govt.We only approved field trials, not planting, for GMOs - Nigerian govt. The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has not licensed any genetically modified products in the country. The NAFDAC spokesperson, Abubakar Jimoh, …
A recent study by Cost of Hunger in Africa (COHA) shows that malnutrition, especially in children, does not only affect the health and social lives of a people, but plays a significant impact in the economic relevance of a society. It says many African countries, including Nigeria were beginning to …
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has had to scale back plans for emergency feeding of 400,000 people in Boko Haram-hit northeast Nigeria due to funding shortfalls, a top U.N. official said on Wednesday. The decision to cut aid for some believed to be on the brink of famine …
Determined to ensure food security by improving yield of the grains, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) team of researchers has began study on the local grain, Fonio (Acha). Fonio (Digitaria exilis and Digitaria iburua) is probably the oldest African cereal. It is locally called Acha in Nigeria. Acha is …
There are strong indications that the cleanup of over 2,500 contaminated sites in Nigeria's oil producing areas would cost the federal government and other stakeholders over $50 billion. A breakdown showed that it would cost $6 billion to cleanup Ogoniland alone while other parts of the Niger Delta would gulp …
The power sector’s record of delivering services in Sub-Saharan Africa (Africa) has been Sub-optimal. Generation capacity remains at 100 gigawatts (GW)—one-third of India’s, with a similar population—and an average annual per capita consumption of about 500 kilowatt-hours (kWh), one-fifth of the global average. Electricity is consumed almost exclusively by the …
Policy processes that design, develop, and implement sectoral policies often leave environmental considerations to a central environmental authority. As a result, the environmental implications and consequences of policies and programs, even when they are explicitly recognized as a part of the policies’ mandate, are often ignored at the time of …
Abuja — The Senate has commenced legislative processes aimed at prohibiting gas flaring and imposing stiffer penalties on defaulting oil and gas firms, as proposed by the Gas Flaring (Prohibition and Punishment) Bill 2017. The bill is intended to address the inadequacies and shortcomings of the Associated Gas Re-Injection Act …
Abuja — The minister of State for Environment, Alhaji Ibrahim Jibril, has said with a capital of $500 million made available by the World Bank, the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) will adopt a holistic approach in tackling gully erosion which has been plaguing different parts of the …
UNESCO is collaborating with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to develop culturally acceptable early warning tools that will improve indigenous adaptation and resilience to disaster risks posed climate change. This project is being fashioned against the background of the importance of combining indigenous and scientific knowledge in building resilience …
Ilorin — Many residential buildings and shops were submerged in Ilorin, Kwara State, following a heavy downpour in the early hours of Saturday. The heavy rain, which began around 10:00p.m., lasted about three hours and was accompanied by flood. City News observed that while most of the houses flooded were …
Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewale has said that about 20 million Nigerians were affected by hepatitis. He stated this at the weekend during the Guild of Medical Directors annual general meeting and scientific conference in Abuja. The minister said though many people may appear healthy physically, they could be …
More women in Nigeria are seeking ways to transform agriculture by making their farms more efficient. Kofo Durosinmi-Etti is among a new crop of women farmers. She owns and runs Next Generation Innovative Farm in Lagos State and has adopted drip irrigation and greenhouse technologies to grow a variety of …
Gombe — The tomato pest, Tuta Absoluta, which has been ravaging tomato farms in many states since last year has resurfaced in Gombe State, resulting in huge losses to the farmers. The affected areas are Boltungo and Zambuk in Yamaltu Deba and Garin Faruku in Akko local government areas respectively. …
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has said the target of the federal government is to attain minimum of 30% renewable energy for the country by 2030. Fashola said this yesterday during the commissioning of the 125kVA (100kWp) renewable solar energy constructed by Protergia Ltd for …
