By Victoria Wise We all know mosquitoes as those annoying insects we swat away from our faces. They carry diseases, so we don’t want them anywhere near us. There are over 200 types of wild mosquitoes bugging us across America and the U.S. territories. Approximately 12 types can spread disease, but most are “nuisance” mosquitoes, which don’t spread germs. Obviously, it’s hard to identify a tiny flying creature, so we need to keep them all away from us just in case. Aedes aegypti¹ is one of the most common mosquitoes in the U.S. that can spread disease. One of the…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
“Was it Aregbesola that took a loan of N18 billion after he lost the election?… It was not Aregbesola that took the N18 billion loans that was taken after the election. Oyetola took some other loans… What did he do with N18 billion?” Ademola Adeleke’s takeover of power from Gboyega Oyetola as Osun state governor came with revelation that Oyetola left a total of N407.32 billion as amount of loans taken from banks with no significant project to show for the loans. Oyetola through his spokesperson, Ismail Omipidan said former governor Rauf Aregbesola and now minister of Interior actually took…
The Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) says it will support state governments in Nigeria to achieve a Green Revolution in the agricultural sector. The SAA Country Director, Dr Godwin Atser reiterated SAA’s commitment in Abuja, at the end of a meeting between SAA, Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the Kano State Agro-pastoral Development Project (KSADP). Representatives of Zamfara government were present were also present at the meeting. Atser who spoke after the meeting said agricultural development in Kano is experiencing a revolutionary development through the ongoing collaboration between SAA and KSADP. He urged Zamfara government and other state governments in Nigeria…
The Cross River government says it has deployed human and material resources to bring the cholera outbreak in Ekureku community that led to the death of 20 persons under control. Dr Janet Ekpeyong, the Director General, Cross River Primary Healthcare Development Agency made this known in an interview in Calabar on Sunday. Ekpeyong, who expressed sadness over the deaths, said proactive measures have been taken to prevent further spread of the disease in the affected villages in Ekureku in Abi local government area of the state. She said the deaths could have been avoided if protocols were followed in the…
By Abdallah el-Kurebe Zambian government has commended the European Union for its commitment to help conserve biodiversity as well as doubling external funds for biodiversity, saying that the future of conserving biodiversity is bright. The country’s Permanent Secretary at the ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Ms Daphne Chabu stated this while speaking during the bilateral side-event organised by European Union (EU) and African Wildlife Foundation, at the ongoing 15th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) taking place in Montreal, Canada. “It is gratifying to note that the EU is doubling funding…
…Supports the establishment of a global biodiversity fund and additional funds to least developed countries By Abdallah el-Kurebe Zambian government has expressed its commitment to continue to halt and reverse the global biodiversity loss by 2030. The country’s minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Elijah Muchima stated this on Thursday while speaking during the high-level segment of the 15th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) taking place in Canada between 15th and 17th December, 2022. According to the Minister who was represented by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Ms. Dalphne Chabu, “Zambia supports…
A stakeholder’s engagement workshop on issues relating to climate change and its effect on the society organized for relevant ministries and agencies in Ondo state by the West African Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA has called for joint action to tackle the many adverse effects of climate change. The workshop held on Thursday, December 15, 2022 as part of activities signposting the commemoration of 10 years of training students by FUTA-WASCAL for Doctoral Research Programme in West African Climate System (DRP-WACS) The panelists, comprising representatives from the ministries of Environment,…
ASHENEWS reports that while the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) trained the journalists on Tuesday, that for the civil society organisations was held on Thursday. The Executive Director, Auwal Musa Rafsanjani said the one-day training of journalists will amplify the need for asset declaration which will in turn push candidates to publicly declare their assets. CISLAC believes that the lack of public data on the assets of candidates for public offices has made it difficult to track the corrupt practices of politicians. “Going by the current situation of things, corruption is endemic at various levels, and with the upcoming…
The new vice chancellor of the Federal University, Birnin Kebbi (FUBK), Prof. Muhammad Zaiyan- Umar has sought the support of journalists for positive projection to the world in furtherance of the institutions’ goals. Zaiyan-Umar made the appeal at a media interactive session in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday. According to him, it is imperative to engage the stakeholders who have a lot to offer for the progress and development of the university. “I am aware of the functions the journalists perform, basically on enlightenment, education, entertainment and image- making as agents of various media houses. “I believe any responsible institution that…
The Northern Coalition Group (CNG) has observed that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) cash withdrawal limits policy is a recipe for disaster that should be resisted by Nigerians. This is contained in a position statement signed by its spokesperson and mailed to ASHENEWS on Wednesday. According to the group, “the CBN policy is another not-well-thought-out, unreasonable and unacceptable action perpetrated by certain dubious interests led by Godwin Emefiele against Nigerians collectively, and northerners in particular.” It further opined that “the policy introduced by the CBN is totally against Northern Nigerian interest because the region has the lowest financial inclusion…