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
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…
Read More22 States, 96 towns, communities across Nigeria at risk, in 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,…
Read MoreKaduna: Gov. Sani approves downward review of land processing fees state-wide
…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…
Read MoreFCT: 4 rescued, as another Abuja building collapses; many trapped
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…
Read More“Stop Lagos-Calabar coastal road, improve Inland Waterways”- Chidoka cautions Tinubu
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…
Read MoreLagos: “80 percent of buildings in Lekki have no approval’ – Govt.
Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Oluyinka Olumide, has said that 80 percent of buildings in the Ibeju Lekki-Epe have no government approval. In an interview with newsmen, Olumide disclosed that despite the rigorous processes involved in securing government approval, developers and property owners are still circumventing due process. He said: “Just last week Thursday and Friday, my team and I were in the Ibeju Lekki and Epe axis and you would agree with me that anybody passing through that corridor would see a lot of estates…
Read MoreFCT JUAC honors FCTA ‘Best 2023 Director’
Dr. Jumai Ahmadu, Ag. Director, FCT Reform Coordination and Service Improvement Department, has been honoured with the 2023 Best Director of the Year award by the FCT Joint Unions Action Committee (JUAC) . Com. Rifkatu Ioytyer, JUAC President, during the award presentation at the weekend, said Dr. Jumai Ahmadu was given the award due to her honesty, integrity and diligence of service to the FCT Administration (FCTA). While accepting the award, Dr. Jumai Ahmadu said she was truly honoured to be recognized as the ‘Best Director 2023‘ by the FCT…
Read MoreSevere floods threaten 31 States, 148 LGAs – Minister
Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has cautioned that 148 local government areas (LGAs) across 31 States are among the highly probable flood-risk areas for 2024. Utsev issued this warning during the official unveiling of the 2024 Annual Flood Outlook (AFO) on Monday, in Abuja. The theme of this year’s AFO is: “Promoting the Use of Data Analytics and Modeling for Flood Risk Assessments and Food Security”. The identified states are Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross-River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina,…
Read MoreAbuja, Kano residents, others face ‘extreme danger’ of heat stroke – NiMet
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned residents of most northern States, including Abuja, Kano, Sokoto and Kogi that they face ‘extreme danger’ of heat stroke on Saturday if precautions are not taken. NiMet, in a “Weather Warning for Heat Stress” alert, released yesterday, categorised Nigeria’s 36 states and Abuja into five based on the potential for heat stress. The categories are: Normal, Caution, Extreme Caution, Danger and Extreme Danger. Most of the States fall into the extreme danger category for Saturday, with NiMet saying “heat stroke or sunstroke highly…
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