The Hydro Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC), in collaboration with an NGO, New Approach Humanitarian Aid Support on Saturday, inaugurated 20 housing shelter units for internally displaced persons in Kuta, headquarters of Shiroro local government area of Niger state. HYPPADEC’s Managing Director, Abubakar Yelwa said at the inauguration ceremony that the projects would go a long way in addressing the problems accommodation among IDPs in the area. “The duo made the donation while unveiling of a unique Shelter ‘The Rescue Village’ at Kuta the headquarters of Shiroro local government area,” he said. He explained that the arrangements had been…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Friday disclosed that 12 African countries have so far reported 1,782 cases of monkeypox. Ahmed Ogwell, acting director of Africa CDC, during a weekly briefing said out of the 1,782 cases of monkeypox that had been reported in Africa, some 1,678 of them were suspected cases while 104 were confirmed cases. He said the cases had been reported in both monkeypox, endemic and non-endemic countries highlighting that Benin, Morocco and South Africa were the non-endemic African Union (AU) members reporting confirmed cases of the disease. “Unfortunately, 73 deaths have been…
Niger state governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has condemned the terrorists attack on joint security operatives at a mining site in Ajata-Aboki, a community in Gurmana Ward, Shiroro local government area of the state that led to the killing of many security personnel and the kidnap of unspecified number of workers at the site, including four Chinese nationals. The governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mary Noel-Berje on Thursday, commiserated with heads of the various security agencies that were part of the joint security operatives in the state for the loss of their personnel while ensuring the safety…
The US Supreme Court has ruled that the federal government’s key environmental agency cannot set wide-ranging limits on greenhouse gasses. The US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the federal government did not have broad authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The decision was a blow to the administration of President Joe Biden, whose Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sought to tackle climate change. The ruling was decided by a 6-3 vote, with conservatives in the majority, would constrain the EPA’s ability to issue any regulations on power plants, which currently account for roughly 30% of carbon-dioxide output.…
The World Health Organization (WHO), has expressed concern about the spread of monkeypox to vulnerable populations, as more cases are being reported in multiple countries. It’s Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a press briefing on Wednesday, that the virus has now been identified in more than 50 new countries and that trend is likely to continue. “I’m concerned about sustained transmission because it would suggest that the virus is establishing itself, and it could move into high-risk groups, including children, the immunocompromised, and pregnant women,” Tedros said. “We’re starting to see this with several children already infected.” WHO is…
Niger state government has confirmed bandits attack on a mining site located at Ajata Aboki village in Erena Ward of Shiroro local government area of the state. A statement by the Commissioner for Internal Security and Humanitarian Affairs, Mr Emmanuel Umar made available to ASHENEWS on Thursday, said security agencies received distressed call at 4pm on Wednesday that the bandit terrorists had invaded the village. According to Umar, “a joint security team was mobilized to the scene in response to the distress call and the team engaged the terrorists, which resulted in yet-to-be-determined number of casualties from both sides. “Also,…
Fishermen in British Columbia, Canada, recently caught an enormous white sturgeon that is over ten feet long and estimated to be at least 100 years old. According to a Facebook post, “newbie” fishermen Steve Ecklund and Mark Boise went on a fishing trip near Lillooet with guides from River Monster Adventures, Nick McCabe and Tyler Speed, on Father’s Day, when they caught the giant fish. It took almost two hours to reel in the white sturgeon. The video showed the beast leaping out of the water, revealing its true size. Mr Ecklund informed that the sturgeon measured 10 feet…
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has approved the establishment of African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation for Africa’s access to technologies. According to the bank, this is for the manufacture of medicines, vaccines and other pharmaceutical products. In a statement by the bank”s Communication and External Relations Department on Monday in Abuja, the AfDB President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina described the development as a leap for Africa. He said, with Africa importing more than 70 per cent of all the medicines it needs and consuming 14 billion dollars per year, the establishment of the Foundation was a major…
A World Bank Task Team Leader for Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Support (APPEALS) Project, Dr Adetunji Oredipe says the project has added immense value to farming in Lagos. He said Lagos has done well in its four level of intervention which include Value chain development plan, Women and youth empowerment and infrastructure support to the cluster group of the project. Oredipe stated this at the opening ceremony of a 4-day World Bank 8th Implementation Support Mission for APPEALS project on Monday at Johnson Agiri Agricultural Complex Oko-Oba, Agege. The programme was organised by Federal Government, World Bank and Lagos…
The Senate says it plans to hold a National Green Summit in August to address the problem of increasing gas emission in the country. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Ecology and Climate Change, Sen. Lawal Anka ( APC- Zamfara), said this when he spoke with newsmen in Abuja on Monday. Anka said that the summit would provide a platform for discussing a workable measure to combat high rate of gas emissions in the country. According to him, “Nigeria is a high-net gas emitter and has consistently ranked among the 10th highest gas emitting countries in the world. “We are currently the seventh largest…