The Federal Government of Nigeria says it constructed 12 dams and developed 96,000 hectares of irrigated land as of 2021 through the Federal Ministry of Water Resources. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this at a media briefing on Thursday, December 30, 2021 in Lagos. Mohammed said the ministry also constructed 159 Rural Water Supply Schemes in the North-East Zone, IDP camps and some federal institutions and establishments in the year under review. He said the ministry also embarked on the implementation of the Partnership for Expanded Water Sanitation and Hygiene (PEWASH) programmes with the construction…
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The Federal Government of Nigeria says about 1,520 illegal refineries were destroyed while 755 illegal oil bunkerers were arrested by men of the Operation Delta Safe in the South-South region in 2021. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this on Thursday, December 30, 2021, in Lagos at a media briefing to showcase the achievements of the Muhammadu Buhari administration during the outgoing year. Mohammed also disclosed that 5,315 storage facilities were confiscated and 617 boats impounded amongst other items from the bunkerers. “Additionally, about 74,297,425 litres of Dual Purpose Kerosene (DPK), 41,971,693 litres of crude oil…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 1,598 suspected cases of cholera across 107 local government areas. The cholera outbreak is characterised by a case fatality rate of 3.5 per cent, significantly higher than the national expected average of one per cent, underscoring severity of the situation. The Director-General of NCDC, Dr Jide Idris, disclosed this on Monday, June 24, 2024, in Abuja while providing an update on the cholera epidemiological situation in Nigeria and ongoing prevention and response efforts at the national and subnational levels. Cholera is a severe diarrheal illness caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The…
The Anambra State Government says it has successfully converted 6,380 poles of streetlights from generator-powered to solar-powered model in the first phase of the switch. Mr Julius Chukuemeka, Commissioner for Power and Water Resources, who made the disclosure in an interview in Awka, the state capital, on Thursday, December 22, 2022, said the government targets installation of about 25,000 units in the solar-powered streetlights project across the state by the middle of next year. He said the project, which was going on in the four major cities of Awka, Onitsha, Ekwulobia and Nnewi, would be cascaded to the rural areas.…
Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Delta Safe have in three weeks discovered and destroyed 57 illegal refining sites and apprehended 21 oil thieves in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers states. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known while giving update of military operations, on Thursday, December 22, 2022, in Abuja. Danmadami said the troops also destroyed 953 cooking ovens, 68 wooden boats, 172 storage tanks and 149 dugout pits within the period. He said the troops in the conduct of Operation Octopus Grip also recovered 445,000 litres of crude oil, 1.04 million litres of Automotive…
Four Nigerian farmers and their fellow villagers are to receive €15 million from the Nigerian subsidiary of Shell as compensation for oil pollution in their villages. The oil giant will also install a leak detection system to prevent future oil spills. According to Friends of the Earth Nigeria, the historic victory at the courts and the acceptance of Shell to do the needful is a victory for all. In 2007, the farmers and fishermen, together with Friends of the Earth Netherlands, initiated legal proceedings against the headquarters of Shell in The Hague because of the oil pollution which took place between…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that as of December 23, 2022, the country registered 49 confirmed cases and no new death from Monkeypox (Mpox) cases. The NCDC, via its official website on Thursday, December 29, said that this was a 9 per cent increase in the number of new confirmed cases when compared to the last report. Monkeypox has been renamed Mpox to avoid the racist and stigmatising language used for the disease that originated in Africa. Monkeypox caused alarm when it spread worldwide earlier this year. While cases have reduced, experts warn this…
At the ongoing UNFCCC’s COP28 in Dubai, Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has announced to the world its intention to shift from oil to cleaner sources of energy. The Nigerian president in a speech delivered by the Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abass Lawal, maintained its position for large-scale investment from developed nations as the only means for the country to comply with the UN’s call for climate action, and achieve the twin ambitions of development and sustainability. The president said: “Pursuant to our ‘decade of gas’ policy, we now seek to shift from oil, coal and wood to using cleaner…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TotalEnergies for the adoption and deployment of a methane detection technology known as Airborne Ultralight Spectrometer for Environmental Application (AUSEA) in all its upstream operations. With the agreement, which is a direct benefit from the company’s participation at the recently concluded United Nations Climate Change Conference (also known as COP28) in Dubai, UAE, NNPCL will be able to deploy the TotalEnergies AUSEA technology on its upstream operations sites to ascertain the level of methane emissions from them, with a view to working out emission curtailment measures…
The Gombe State Executive Council (SEC) has approved payment of N389 million as compensation for residents that would be affected by the gully erosion control project at Federal College of Education (FCE) Technical and its surrounding communities. The Commissioner for Finance, Gombe State, Malam Mohammed Magaji, stated this at the end of the SEC meeting on Friday, December 29, 2023, in Gombe, the state capital. Magaji said the payment, which would commence immediately, would be for individuals and organisations along the gully erosion site. He said almost 1,000 persons were expected to benefit from the gesture. According to him, the…