The head of the Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC), Dr. Abdulmumin Aminu-Zaria, says the ACReSAL Marketplace Project is helping to develop communities and improve lives in Nigeria. According to a statement by Fatima Yusuf, the NIWRMC Head of Press and Public Relations, Dr. Aminu-Zaria made this comment at the ACReSAL Marketplace Project event themed “Greening the Environment, Saving Lives.” The event brought together partners such as the World Bank, and federal ministries responsible for water resources, sanitation, agriculture, food security, and the environment. Dr. Aminu-Zaria said the ACReSAL project has given important support to the commission, making a…
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Nigeria and Tanzania are set to showcase their progress in pooled procurement and local pharmaceutical production at a regional health financing meeting in South Africa. With this step, Nigeria joins 13 other African countries exploring innovative financing solutions to strengthen health systems and advance Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The Regional Technical Meeting on Innovative Financing for Health in Africa, taking place in Johannesburg, is co-organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa and the Global Fund. WHO said the three-day meeting brings together technical experts from 14 African countries, multilateral development banks, development partners, and global health…
In the today’s life of Nigeria, what has become the bane of public confidence in rising up to demand and fight for justice is the fear of powers that be or orders from the above. These and others of these are usually synanymous to what was generally described as corruption as it affects “politics, governance, probity, religion and corrupt behaviour in Nigeria”. Moving forward from that description, which is the major takeaway from an international conference on anti-corruption organised by University of Lagos’ Faculty of Social Sciences in collaboration with Pan-Africana Strategic Group (PANAFSTRAG) and Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre…
West Africa Container Terminal (WACT)-APM Terminals Nigeria and the Nigerian Ports Authority have agreed to collaborate to advance decarbonisation efforts within Nigeria’s port and transportation ecosystem. WACT-APM Terminals Nigeria and the Nigerian Ports Authority have agreed to work together to reduce carbon emissions in Nigeria’s ports and transport systems. That became reality in New York, when the parties signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish the framework to pursue a roadmap to electrify containerised freight in accordance with the policies of the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy in the country. This agreement was made official in New…
The head of the Kogi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Mr. Mouktar Atima, has said that floods have completely covered the Ibaji Local Government Area. He warned people living near the river to leave their homes and move to safer places immediately. Mr. Atima led an emergency team on a visit to the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Adams Abdullazeez. He said the state is now in danger because the water levels in Rivers Niger and Benue are rising quickly. He explained that experts and dam managers have predicted that more water will start flowing into the Rivers Niger and Benue…
UNICEF has started a new vaccination program in Nigeria. It will focus on giving children the Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccine along with the polio vaccine. The campaign will take place in all 36 states of the country. Rahama Farah, head of UNICEF’s Kano Field Office, said the campaign will happen in two phases. It will begin on Monday, October 6, 2025, and end on Friday, February 13, 2026. Farah spoke in Katsina on Tuesday, September 23, during a media event organized by UNICEF and the Katsina State government about the joint polio and MR vaccination campaign. He said that Katsina State…
Silver-Cross Hospitals and Foundation in Abuja has held another free medical screening at the Arts and Culture Complex, Area 10, Abuja.This event was organized to mark the 2025 World Alzheimer’s Day. During the event, 200 elderly people received free special medicines.The program was done in partnership with NaidCARE, a non-governmental organization. Other groups that helped were the National Orientation Agency (NOA) and the Coalition of Societies for the Rights of Older Persons in Nigeria (COSROPIN). Dr. Patrick Ezie, the CEO of Silver-Cross Hospitals and Foundation, told in reporters that the event was part of their efforts to improve healthcare and…
Mövenpick Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos, part of the Accor portfolio, has achieved the prestigious Green Key Certification for 2025, an internationally recognised eco-label coordinated by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE). The hotel announced the milestone in a statement signed by its Commercial Lead, Ubongabasi Nseobot, on Tuesday in Lagos. Nseobot said the recognition placed Mövenpick Hotel among Nigeria’s leaders in sustainable hospitality, setting a new benchmark for responsible tourism across the country. “The Green Key is granted only to establishments that demonstrate exceptional standards in environmental management, energy efficiency, and community engagement,” she said, noting that the certification underscored the…
Prof. Olusuyi Fabiyi from the Forestry and Wood Technology Department at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), said the Okonla Mangrove Ecosystem Restoration Project (MERP) will help reduce the effects of climate change. Fabiyi, who also leads the Centre for Human Settlements and Sustainable Development (CHUSSDEV), said this on Tuesday during the launch of the project in Okonla, Ilaje Local Government Area, Ondo State. He said the project will remove 10,000 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air each year, which is like stopping pollution from 150,000 cars. The goal of the project is to bring back…
Shock and anger have gripped Magama Gumau in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State after a five-year-old girl, already motherless, was allegedly brutalised by her stepmother for bed-wetting. The child, who lost her mother about a year ago, had been living with her father, Mohammed Umar, and his second wife, Rabi Nuhu. But neighbours say her life in the home has been filled with pain and abuse. According to reports, the girl endured five days of beatings and, most horrifically, burns inflicted on her body. Unable to bear the torment, she confided in her uncle, pleading for a new…