In an increasingly challenging and volatile ecosystem, where more than 60% of carbon emissions within cities typically come from buildings, a real estate firm, The Address Homes, has emphasised the urgent need for property firms to embrace the global shift towards the reduction of carbon emissions into the environment. The Address Homes Limited, a leading real estate company engaged in the acquisition, development and management of luxurious contemporary homes across Nigeria, made the call during a two-day 2022 Real Estate Unite Summit held in Lagos recently. Making this known on the sidelines of the summit with the theme: Towards A Sustainable Culture, Segun Ogunbiyi, Marketing Manager/Client Sales…
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Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this during a Thursday morning briefing at a radio house in Abuja where he detailed activities to mark this year’s celebration. He said the broadcast will be centred on the celebration of Democracy Day on June 12th, 2022. The minister listed some of the activities lined up for the Democracy celebration including a public lecture at the National Mosque on Friday and Jumat prayers on the same date and venue. According to him, this will be followed by the President’s address and a church service at the National Christian Centre at 3 pm on Sunday.…
African officials on Thursday said the sub-Saharan African countries are committed to the speedy transition from fossil fuels to green energy. The officials said this was in their quest to promote the resilience of cities bearing the brunt of climate emergencies. The officials who spoke at a forum held in a hybrid format in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, stressed that greater adoption of renewable energy in the rapidly growing cities would be key to generating jobs and strengthening the response to climate change. Monica Juma, Kenya’s cabinet secretary for Energy, said that a new green energy agenda for African cities…
The World Bank on Thursday said it provided $385 million in International Development Association (IDA) financing, to Horn of Africa countries to tap groundwater potential and boost climate resilience. The World Bank said in a statement issued on Wednesday night, that the Horn of Africa Ground Water for Resilience Project (HoAGWRP), a new multi-phased project, will boost the region’s capacity to adapt to the impacts of climate change. Boutheina Guermazi, World Bank Director for Regional Integration for Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and Northern Africa said “world Bank experience shows that gaining knowledge on aquifers is a long term project.…
Bandit fresh separate attacks on four communities of Kajuru local government area of Kaduna state, have resulted in 32 deaths. The affected communities are Ungwan Gamu, Dogon Noma, Ungwan Sarki and Maikori. The police are yet to confirm the incident, but the District Head of Kufena, Titus Dauda, told ChannelsTV that the attacks occurred on Sunday and that 32 people lost their lives while a church and several houses were destroyed in the process. He added that the bandits in their large numbers first attacked Dogon Noma in the early hours of Sunday morning, and killed several people mostly men…
German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said on Thursday that coronavirus vaccines adapted to the Omicron variant would be available in Germany no earlier than September. Lauterbach said there were promising data from pharmaceutical companies Moderna and BioNTech, and that he was confident regarding the quality of the adapted vaccines. Moderna presented initial data on the efficacy of its adapted vaccine on Wednesday. It is a combination of its original vaccine Spikevax and a candidate vaccine specifically tailored to the Omicron variant. Earlier this month, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said that vaccines specifically targeting the Omicron variant could receive EU…
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), says it is supporting Nigerian state governments in preparation for their 2023 budget to ensure a robust outcome. The support was being done under its Accountability, Transparency and Effectiveness (State2State) project Mr John Onyeukwu, the Deputy Chief of Party of the USAID State2State project, made this known on the sideline of a workshop in Abuja on Thursday. The three-day workshop with the theme: Technical Support for Preparation of 2023-2025 MTEF/FSP for State2State Partner States’’ is focused on Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and the Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP). Onyeukwu said that the aim…
The police command in Lagos State on Thursday confirmed a report of killing of a woman with four months pregnancy by her 25-year-old husband, Wasiu Olanrewaju. The alleged murder occurred at Araromi-Ale Community, Oko-Afo, Badagry in Olorunda Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State. The spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said in Lagos that the case would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, Yaba, for more investigation. “The man is still on admission at a hospital in Badagry; he will be taken to SCID, Panti, Yaba, when he is stable. “He will be…
The Bundesliga and second division of German football league will run the 2022/2023 season without a central hygiene concept, the organisers said on Thursday. The German football league (DFL) will be doing this for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. The special task force which helped clubs operate matches throughout the pandemic has been replaced by a permanent working group “Medicine in professional football”. This new group will take on the duties of the task force and supplement the medical commission of the German football federation. It will continue to retain a focus on developments in…
A midnight fire has razed down part of the University of Jos Veterinary Teaching Hospital, located around Polo in Jos North local government area of Plateau. The fire was a result of a petrol tanker carrying Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) that lost control and crashed into the hospital premises. A filling station, shops, and other structures located close to the hospital were equally affected by the fire. Speaking to newsmen at the scene, the Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Tanko Ishaya, described the incident as a “’colossal loss” to the institution. Ishaya, who was represented by Dr Thamaus Adigun,…