Category: Environment

FCT Task Force begins arrest of beggars, scavengers

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FCT beggars arrest

…Picks 34 persons Following the recent ministerial directive for beggars and scavengers to leave the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), a joint security team yesterday detained 34 individuals – 15 beggars and 19 scavengers – across various areas in Abuja. The operation, part of a ministerial directive aimed at clearing the city of such activities, was carried out by a joint task force involving the Police, Military, Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and other agencies.  Director of Security for the FCT Administration, Adamu Gwary,…

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FG issues flood alert, as Cameroon opens Lagdo Dam

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Lagdo Dam

The Federal Government has alerted Nigerians about the release of water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. The Director-General of the Nigeria Hydrological Service Agency (NIHSA), Umar Mohammed, issued the warning in an issued statement yesterday. While assuring the public that no major flooding is expected, Mohammed urged several States—Adamawa, Taraba, Kogi, Nasarawa, Benue, Anambra, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Cross-River, and Rivers — to prepare to minimize the potential impact. The Lagdo Dam, located in Northern Cameroon along the Benue River, spans 586 km². In 2022, water releases from the dam…

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Borno flood Disaster: Liberty TV/Radio Chairman commiserates with Borno people

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Ramalan

Chairman of Liberty TV and FM Stations, Alhaji (Dr( Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan has commiserated with the People and Government of Borno state over the devastating flood that caused unimaginable havoc in Maiduguri the state capital. In a sympathy Press Statement issued on Wednesday, Ramalan described the incident, which spanned across Borno State, as highly devastating and unprecedented in recent years. “It is with sympathetic feeling that critical government institutions such as the Government House Teaching Hospital, Shehu of Borno’s Palace, the State secretariat, schools, and business centres were reported to…

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Agency issues warning alert on rising levels of River Niger

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) on Friday issued an urgent warning to the public regarding the rising water levels of the River Niger system. Umar Mohammed, the Director-General of NIHSA, in a statement, noted that floodwaters from these countries are gradually moving towards Nigeria, starting with Kebbi. According to the agency, the development is attributed to upstream activities in Niger and Mali, with reports from the Niger Basin Authority (NBA) in Niamey, Niger Republic. “NIHSA has assured that dam operators at Kainji and Jebba, situated on the River Niger, have been…

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Two year old boy, father die in Jigawa building collapse

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Buji Local Government Council of Jigawa has confirmed the death of a 30-year-old man and his two-year-old son in a building collapse that occurred in Madabe village. The council’s Information Officer, Alhaji Ali Safiyanu, who confirmed the information in Dutse on Monday, said the 25-year-old mother of the boy survived the incident. Safiyanu said that the surviving mother is responding to treatment at an undisclosed hospital. He explained that the incident which led to the collapse of the building occurred on Sunday night during a heavy downpour. Also speaking, Badaruddeen Tijjani, the spokesman…

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16 years old Nigerian wins int’l award for innovative waste solution

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

A 16-year-old Nigerian teenager, Manasseh Aluga, has won an international award for transforming plastic waste into eco-friendly building bricks. The Action For Nature (AFN), a United States-based environmental organisation, announced Aluga from Jos, Plateau, Nigeria as second in its International Young Eco-Hero Award for his groundbreaking Kundu Waste Management Project. In a statement made available on Monday, the AFN’s spokesperson, Kelly Carnes, said Aluga’s project earned recognition as a leading environmental innovator in Nigeria. “We are impressed by Manasseh’s determination to create a cleaner environment, despite facing financial constraints and…

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22 States, 96 towns, communities across Nigeria at risk, in new flood alert

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New flood alert

The National Flood Early Warning Systems (FEWS) Centre, domiciled at the Federal Ministry of Environment has released a list of locations likely to witness heavy rainfall that could lead to flood before the 20th of July, 2024. The list, titled: ‘Flood prediction 16th – 20th July 2024’, and sent to newsmen, tasked relevant stakeholders and government representatives to note of the warning. The States and communities listed as at risk include: Adamawa State: Gbajili, Ganye; Abia State: Eziama, Arochukwu; Anambra State : Onitsha; Akwa Ibom: Uyo, Upenekang, Oron, Edor, Eket,…

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Kaduna: Gov. Sani approves downward review of land processing fees state-wide

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Gov. Sani approves

…Extends re-certification deadline Kaduna State Government is currently undergoing pro-active land reforms in a bid to sanitise the system and ensure due process. In line with these objectives, Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, in accordance with the Land Use Act 1978, has approved the downward review of processing fees for the Recertification Programme by the Kaduna State Geographic Information Service, (KADGIS), among other notable interventions. The current reviewed fee is now set at N20,000.00 for those without assignment and N40,000.00 for those with assignment. Similarly, in a public service…

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FCT: 4 rescued, as another Abuja building collapses; many trapped

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FCT building collapse

Barely less than 24 hours after a school building collapsed on pupils in Plateau State, killing 22 and injuring 132, four people have been rescued after a section of a two-storey residential apartment collapsed in Abuja yesterday morning. It is also 11 days after another building collapsed at Unity House, Area 11, Garki, in Abuja. Unconfirmed number of other people are trapped in the rubble. As of press time yesterday,  one person was reportedly still trapped in the rubble of the residential building, located in the Kubwa area of the…

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“Stop Lagos-Calabar coastal road, improve Inland Waterways”- Chidoka cautions Tinubu

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Chidoka

Former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, says it is not late for President Bola Tinubu to stop the controversial Lagos-Calabar coastal road project and subject it to further public conversations. The former minister, who was a guest on a television programme on Thursday, was asked what he would do about the project if he was the President considering the controversy it has generated, to which he replied that he would stop it. “Stop it now and subject it to public conversation; because the financiers cannot raise finance for this project…

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