A consultant physiotherapist, Dr Chris Okafor, says the incidence of stroke has increased in the country due to the dwindling economy and the state of healthcare delivery. Okafor, who is a senior lecturer at the Department of Physiotherapy, University of Lagos, Akoka, spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. The lecturer said that lack of awareness was also a contributory factor to the high incidence of stroke in the country. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), stroke accounts for 10.8 per cent mortality and 3.1 per cent of disease burden worldwide.…
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Ethiopia has signed an agreement to build two geothermal power plants at a combined cost of $4 billion to be run by the country’s first privately-owned utility. The Corbetti and Tulu Moye plants will produce a combined 1,000 mega watts power upon completion in eight years time in the volcanically-active Rift Valley south of the capital Addis Ababa. Ethiopia is eager to meet rising energy demand from its industries as well as becoming the continent’s biggest exporter of energy. “No doubt the success of this effort will have a significant impact in the country’s future economic well-being,” said Azeb Asnake,…
The French lower house of parliament has approved a law that provides for the gradual abandonment of the exploration and production of oil, gas and coal by 2040, the Ecology Ministry of France said in a communique. French Ecology Minister, Nicolas Hulot, was quoted in the communique as saying: “This law links the legislation with the obligations taken within the Paris climate accord.” By 2040, French authorities are expected to not only refuse issuing new licenses for the exploration and production of hydrocarbon fields, but also to limit the extension of old licenses. Therefore, France is going to gradually abandon…
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) on Sunday, December 17, 2017, said that it produced 15 million metric tonnes of rice this year. RIFAN Deputy National Vice President, Segun Atho, said that the association’s rice production in 2017 was in excess of Nigeria’s population rice requirement of seven million metric tonnes annually. The RIFAN executive spoke at the Celebrating Nigeria Rice ceremony held at the Foursquare Gospel Church, Yaba, Lagos. “We produce 15 million metric tons of rice and Nigerians can only consume six to seven million metric tons; we produce excess and we can export the remaining ones…
Nigeria’s oil and gas revenues plunged from $54.5 billion in 2014 to $24.8 billion in 2015, while the country’s oil production fell from 798 million barrels in 2014 to 776 million barrels in 2015, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has disclosed. According to the NEITI 2015 Oil and Gas Industry Audit Report, the total outstanding revenue from the sector as at 2015 was $3.7 billion and N80 billion, while losses incurred stood at $2.2 billion and N60 billion, and unreconciled revenues amounted to N317 billion. “Beyond providing a snapshot of what transpired in 2015, this report reveals money…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 says 80 per cent of children’s IQ is derived from the environment. Mrs Swadchet Sankey, UNICEF Education Specialist, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. She frowned at the popular attribution of brain development or quality of child’s brain, intellectual capacity to genetic factors or parental genes. Sankey emphasised that the kind of environment a child grew or is nurtured would to a large extent affect the quality of his/her brain irrespective of the intellectual capacity of the parents. She explained that…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said that it achieved a 100% investment in renewable energy in 2017, a development the organisation considers a major landmark in its commitment to clean energy and efficiency. The body said in a statement made available to EnviroNews on Thursday, December 28, 2017 that power generation projects with a cumulative 1,400 megawatts exclusively from renewables were approved during the year, with plans to increase support for renewable energy projects in 2018 under the New Deal on Energy for Africa initiative. AfDB President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, was quoted as saying: “We are clearly leading on renewable energy.…
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday, December 28, 2017 moved to increase the state government revenue by reviewing the current Land Use Charge in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the House read for the second time “A Bill for A Law To Repeal The Land Use Charge Law 2001 and Enact Land Use Charge 2017 and For Connected Purposes.” The Assembly subsequently committed the bill to the House Ad hoc Committee on Finance headed by Mr Yinka Ogundimu. According to the Speaker of the House, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, the proposed law is all…
A new hydrogen fuel cell bus was unveiled in Central Chinese City of Wuhan on Thursday, December 28, 2017. The 8.5-meter vehicle can carry 56 passengers and can run more than 450 kilometers on single refuel of hydrogen, which takes three to five minutes, said its developer, Wuhan Tiger Fuel Cell Vehicle Co. Ltd. The vehicle is able to start at temperatures as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius and intelligently detect malfunctions, according to the company. The company signed an agreement on Thursday with Wuhan Skywell, a new energy vehicle manufacturer, to produce 3,000 such buses in the next…
The Federal Republic of Germany and Nigeria has signed a €29.9 million agreement in support of polio eradication programme in the country, a statement has said. Mr Saadu Salahu, Head, Public Relation Unit, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), made this known in a statement issued on Saturday, December 23, 2017 in Abuja. Salahu said the agreement was the ninth of such financial agreement and support for polio eradication in Nigeria by Germany. He said the agreement was signed in Abuja by Ms Regine Hess, the Deputy Head of mission for Germany in Nigeria; Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, the Minister…