Floods caused by heavy downpours have severed a crucial section of the Kano-Maiduguri Highway at Malori-Guskuri, a community in the…
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Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company Ltd. is partnering with the Federal Government to roll out locally assembled Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles in the country.
Participants at a workshop on hazard risk analysis for Nigeria have underscored the critical role data and local emergency committees play in effective emergency response.
The Women Miners in Nigeria (WMIN) has called for a review of the technical education curriculum in Nigeria in a bid to improving activities in the mining sector.
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) says the ways to build climate resilience solutions in Nigeria will take centre stage at its 30th summit slated for October.
The Jigawa State branch of Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), an umbrella group for the Nigerian Muslim Community, is planting 67,000 assorted tree seedlings in the state to mitigate desertification.
Sokoto faces severe desertification due to unchecked tree-felling despite a 1996 law. Strengthening and enforcing this law is crucial for environmental sustainability and improving residents’ quality of life
The report found that 559 million children currently face frequent heat waves, a number expected to surpass 2 billion globally by 2050. Between 2000–2019 approximately 489,000 heat-related deaths occurred every year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns that nearly 25% of children today endure frequent heat waves.
ASHENEWS reports that the Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum on Tuesday launched the state’s 2024 tree-planting exercise.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has distributed food and non-food items to the victims of the 2024 flood disaster in Kebbi.