Environment
Oyo State governor, Engineer ‘Seyi Makinde, has promised to upgrade facilities around the Ado Awaye Suspended Lake to attract more investors and enhance development around the tourism corridor of the state. The governor stated this at the grand finale of 2024 Iyake International Festival, which was the 4th edition, held at Festival Arena, Tourism Development […]
By Osamudiamen Idemudia The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, (NESREA), has sealed two facilities in Kogi State, North Central Nigeria and Abaji, in the Federal Capital Territory for violating extant environmental laws. Geld Construction Limited located in Abaji and Arno Energy, a charcoal production facility in Okaba, Kogi State were shut down for […]
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has stressed the need for Environmental Resource Management using advanced technology to achieve sustainable development The governor stated this in his remarks at the 33rd National Conference and Annual General Meeting of National Environmental Society (NES) tagged Eko 2024 in lagos on Wednesday. Represented by the Special Adviser on Sustainable […]
The Management of Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority, OORBDA, has reaffirmed that the release of water from its Oyan Dam facility was not the cause of the perennial flooding affecting communities in Isheri area of the borderline between Ogun and Lagos States. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, OORBDA, Dr Deji Ashiru stated this while […]
By Osamudiamen Idemudia Minister of Environment, mallam Balarabe Abass says the Federal Government is committed to securing the nation’s forest and National Parks The minister stated this at the handover ceremony of Eleven Vehicles to the National Park service by the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Projects in Abuja to address challenges of transportation […]
The United Nations industrial development organization, UNIDO, in collaboration with Abuja Environmental protection Board, AEPB, has commissioned 25 units of Plastic waste Reverse Vending Machines to promote circular economy and achieve Zero waste management in the country. The Reserve Vending Machines,RVM developed by Ms Rita Idehai, of Ecobarter Technologies collect, crushes and sorts plastic bottles […]
For the past four days, a mentally deranged woman have been lying in front of Radio Nigeria, Dugbe, Ibadan. The woman looks very pale, famished and is already reeking of body odour. This ugly development has been a concern for people, who carry out their daily activities around the vicinity, especially traders. The traders have […]
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Southwest has disclosed that residential buildings, shops, household items, fish ponds, poultry and other valuables worth millions of naira were destroyed by flood in Oluyole local government area of Oyo state. NEMA Southwest Zonal coordinator, Mr Kadiri Olanrewaju made this known while giving report of the assessment exercise to […]
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has directed the Ministry of Energy to look into the power supply at Garage Olode I. Ife South local government which has had no power supply for the past 15 years. In a statement by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the Governor while passing through the border […]
Traders at the popular Kuto market in Abeokuta, Ogun State have raised the alarm over the planned demolition of their stalls by suspected property developers, who invaded the market under the guise of erecting modern structures to replace the old ones. The situation at the market became chaotic on Sunday, 29th October 2024 when the […]
