The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu has announced the introduction of river training to control recurrent flooding of rivers Niger and Benue towards, reducing disasters and humanitarian crises. Adamu made the call when he featured on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja on Sunday. He said the ministry through its Annual Flood Outlook 2022 had revealed severe flooding in many parts of the country, hence the need for Nigerians to take precautionary measures. He said the river training would include; dredging, putting some structural elements like doing some dykes, embankments, reclaiming certain floodplains, among others.…
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The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) says it has inaugurated the Africa Mini Grids Programme (AMP) to support access to clean energy. Mr Ayang Ogbe, the Director of Promotions, Rural Electrification Agency said this in a statement in Abuja. Ogbe said that the four-year project was being funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Nigeria. He said that the programme aims to increase the financial viability, and promoting scaled up commercial investment in renewable energy mini-grids, with a focus on cost-reduction levers and innovative business models. According to him, the renewable energy mini-grids are with a focus…
The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) has lauded the acquisition of OVH Energy Marketing Ltd. by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL). Mr Olumide Adeosun, Chairman, MOMAN, in a statement on Sunday in Lagos, congratulated NNPC Retail Ltd. and OVH Energy Marketing Ltd. on the successful acquisition. “Both companies are active MOMAN members who are committed to our core values of health, safety, protection of the environment, quality, customer service, innovation, technology and compliance with international corporate governance codes. “MOMAN welcomes and encourages the ongoing market consolidation, which will bring stability, cost and logistics optimisation, enhanced competition and best practice sharing as…
The Yobe Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) says the current massive flood in Bade and Jakusko local government areas is the worst experienced by the state in 70 years. The Executive Secretary of SEMA, Mohammed Goje, confirmed this in a statement in Damaturu on Sunday. He said the flood triggered by the alleged release of water from Tiga dam in Kano, had taken over most parts of the towns, with many buildings and farmlands destroyed. Goje said the agency had visited the affected areas to assess the level of damage caused by the flood, adding that relief materials will soon be…
The Director-General, Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science Technology (NILEST) Zaria, Prof. Muhammad Yakubu, said Nigeria’s total exports of leather products hit $800 million this year. Yakubu stated this in an interview in Abuja on Sunday. He said that by 2018 to 2019, the exports of Nigerian leather products were about $800 million but later declined in 2020 due to COVID- 19 epidemic to $650. “The national leather policy proposes that by the year 2025, revenue from the leather products exports will be around $1 billion,” Yakubu said. According to him, by the figure, Nigeria had already crossed half of $650 million to…
Supporters of Sen. Yahaya Abdullahi, ex-Senate leader on Sunday, shutdown Argungu town in Argungu local government area of Kebbi state, in a one million man-march. The event which drew participants from across the Kebbi North Senatorial District brought commercial and other activities in the area to a stand-still. Sen. Adamu Aliero (PDP Kebbi Central) and PDP gubernatorial candidate in Kebbi, retired Maj.-Gen. Aminu Bande, were among the dignitaries who attended the occasion. Addressing the crowd, Aliero advised the supporters to remain resolute, focused, prayerful as well as law abiding. Also speaking, the former Kebbi APC Chairman, Bala Sani-Kangiwa said that…
The Chairman of Matawalle Support Organization in Sokoto state, Anas Waziri, alongside hundreds of his supporters have defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is contained in a statement issued by Bashar Abubakar, Special Assistant, New Media to Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto North) on Sunday in Sokoto. Abubakar quoted Waziri as saying, “we decided to leave the party as its leaders had failed to take us to the promised-land. “Our exit from PDP is a sign of victory for APC because of its acceptability across the board.” Waziri said that as they joined…
The National President Catfish and Allied Fish Farmers Association of Nigeria, Dr Momoh Mustapha, has urged fish farmers to acquire training in aquaculture. Mustapha said this in an interview in Abuja on Sunday. The president said that knowledge always gives an edge no matter the challenge. ”As the popular saying goes, Knowledge is Power. Everyone involved in the business of aquaculture and fisheries including myself must go for facts finding,” Mustapha said. He said that aquaculture, which is domestic culture of fish is the most appropriate recommendation in fish farming. Mustapha added that fish farmers should be encouraged and trained…
The Nigeria’s Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu has called for more funding and understanding from international partners to save the fast drying Lake Chad from disappearing totally. Adamu who was speaking as a guest on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja, said Nigeria could not fund the revitalisation of the strategic lake alone. The minister said that Lake Chad is an international water body; hence Nigeria will have to partner with other member countries to address the issues of the lake. Part of the plan to revive the Lake Chad includes inter – basin water transfer…
Nigeria 1914 Exhibition, a showcase of historical portraits, artifacts and paintings, which chronicles Nigeria’s history from the 1914 amalgamation through the 1960 Independence, debuted in the nation’s capital. The opening ceremony of the week-long exhibition was held on Saturday night at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja. Mr Akin Laniyi, Project Director of ‘Nigeria 1914’, said that the exhibition with the theme “The Story of Nigeria’s Birth, History, Milestones and Icons”, was scheduled to hold from October 1 to 8. According to him, the project, which received the endorsement and support of the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture and other…