France has pledged to invest €700,000 on educational research aimed at fostering collaboration on climate change adaptation between it and Nigeria. Mrs Leila Mathieu, Higher Education and Science Attaché’ to the French Embassy in Nigeria, said this while briefing journalists on the proposed project on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 in Abuja. She said that the goal of the project is to promote partnership between France and Nigeria through the creation of an environment that would encourage young scientists to be more innovative. Mathieu said, “In order to start doing research together, it is important to know where each country is…
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About 3,000 communities in Katsina State have been certified Open Defecation Free (ODF) by UNICEF, following success recorded by the Sanitation, Hygiene and Water in Nigeria project (SHAWN). The Executive Director, Katsina State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA), Alhaji Aminu Dayyabu, disclosed this on Monday, November 4, 2019 in Katsina, the state capital, while briefing newsmen on the activities of the agency. He said that the communities were from 26 local government areas of the state that are participating in the programme. “Though, there is no local government area certified as ODF in the state yet, Katsina State…
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has said that about 4.02 million people in Nigeria are currently faced with acute food insecurity. FAO Country Director, Suffyan Koroma, said this during the presentation of October 2019 CH Analysis’ outcome for 16 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 in Abuja. Koroma said the food security situation report released by the World Food Programme and FAO noted that there had been significant improvement in the food security situation in the country. “The cadre harmonised analysis of acute food insecurity situations, carried out in…
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has urged the Federal Government to embrace oil fingerprinting technology, comprehensive metering infrastructure of all facilities, and other creative strategies to combat the growing menace of theft of Nigeria’s crude oil and refined petroleum products. In a Policy Brief titled “Stemming the Increasing Cost of Oil Theft to Nigeria” released on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 in Abuja, NEITI alerted the nation that crude oil and refined product worth $41.9 billion were stolen from Nigeria in the last ten years. A breakdown shows that the nation lost $38.5 billion on crude theft alone, $1.56billion on domestic crude…
The Managing Director of Bauchi State Water and Sewerage Corporation (BSWSC), Mr Aliyu Gital, says the World Bank is supporting the state government in expanding its urban water project. Gital on Thursday, November 7, 2019 in Bauchi, the state capital, said that expansion would supply potable water to over one million residents in the state. “Over one million residents are expected to benefit from the expansion and ongoing rehabilitation of ‘Bauchi Water’ urban water projects. “The World Bank is supporting the state government to rehabilitate and expand the water supply scheme of Bauchi metropolis,’’ he said. He said that the existing…
A rice farmer, Chief Silver Ejezie, says about 300 hectares of rice farms at Omeligboma, Oko in Oshimili South Local Government Area of Delta State were washed away by this year’s flood. The farmer, who lamented the situation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 in Asaba, said it was a colossal loss for the farmers in the area. He said that by the farming calendar, the dry season farming for rice would have commenced this November in the area, but the land area was still flooded. He said that though the flood…
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) says between 70,000 and 100,000 commuters use water transport daily in the state. General Manager of LASWA, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday, November 11, 2019. “On a daily basis, we move between 70,000 and 100,000 people on the waterways. “Every month, the figures range between 1.7 million people and two million people,’’ Emmanuel said. The LASWA boss said that the authority was working hard to increase the number of people using waterways. “One of the steps to ensure that…
The Niger State Government of Nigeria says a $900,000 grant has been approved by the South Korean government for the preparation for an Urban Policy for the state. Alhaji Ahmed Matane, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), disclosed this on Monday, November 11, 2019 in Minna, the state capital, at a press conference to commence the preparation for the Niger State Urban Policy. He said that Gov. Abubakar Bello attended the second international conference on the National Urban Policy in Paris, France, based on the invitation from the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Matane explained that the governor during…
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State said the state government had concluded plans to open up about some 100,000 hectares of land for oil palm investors in the state. Obaseki made this known during the 2019 Alaghodaro Youth Summit held in Benin City, the state capital, to mark his third year in office. He said: “From next month, we will make available 100,000 hectares of new land for oil palm production to investors. “Indonesia earns more from oil palm production than crude oil. We are going to make Edo the palm oil hub of Nigeria. “If we are to be…
Spokesperson of the Namibia Environment and Tourism Ministry, Romeo Muyunda, on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 said the country recorded 51 poaching incidences since January. Muyunda said that, according to the statistics, 12 elephants and 39 rhinos were poached since the beginning of 2019. “The complexity of the poaching syndicates, which have commercialised the practice, makes it hard to crack down. “However, we are in a process of establishing where the problems are and align our strategies accordingly,’’ the spokesman said. According to him, the poaching incidences were recorded from mainly private and custodian farms while seven poaching incidences were recorded…