Nigeria, The Floods And The ‘We Never Ready Culture’
By Prince Charles Dickson Color TV transmission was introduced first at Benue Plateau Television, Jos, in July 1974 and in India it was introduced in 1979. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said over 1.5 million children in Nigeria…
FG Assures Of Fair Spread of Projects Intervention in Geo-political Zones
The Federal Government on Sunday vowed to continue to evenly spread its intervention projects to benefiting communities to avoid bickering amongst states within the same geo-political zones. The Permanent Secretary of the Ecological Project Office (EPO), Malam Shehu Ibrahim, gave…
Bode George Adds His Voice To Peter Obi’s Call, Urges Parties To Halt Campaigns Over Ravaging Floods
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Bode George has added his voice to the call by the Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, that political parties should halt their campaigns following the floods ravaging several parts of…
Peter Obi Urges Buhari To Declare Emergency As He Visits Governor Diri Over Bayelsa Floods
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi at the weekend visited Governor Duoye Diri of Bayelsa State in Yenagoa, the state capital, to sympathise with victims of floods in the state. The former governor of Anambra State,…
Energy Transition A Developmental Opportunity, But Africa Needs To Engage Critically, Vocally – Osinbajo
The current global energy transition is both an opportunity for the preservation of the earth and a vehicle for unlocking the development potential and livelihoods of millions of people, especially those in developing countries. However, the transition must also be…
Flood: Build Dams, Desilt Major Rivers, Okowa Urges FG
Delta Governor and Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday, called on the Federal Government to build new dams and desilt major rivers in the country to check flooding, especially when neighbouring…
Earth Conservancy, Eastern PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation Lead Tour of Revitalized Espy Run Stream and Askam Borehole Treatment Center
According to Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection, there are over 5,000 abandoned underground mines across the state. In fact, abandoned mine lands (AMLs) impact the vast majority of Pennsylvania’s counties, harming the health of people, wildlife, and the economy, as…
Delta Warns Residents against Impending Flood
Delta State Government on Friday alerted residents in flood prone areas to relocate to higher planes as flood continues to ravage parts of the state. Director General, State Bureau of Orientation, Mr. Eugene Uzum who gave the warning at a…
Aba Flood Flows from Corruption
By Emmanuel Onwubiko Today is one of those few days I wished there was a moratorium on the use of the social media to stave off and/or minimise emotional outburst and traumatic attacks on people with consciences like this writer…
Implement Tourism Law, Establish Tourism Agency, Lagos Lawmakers Tell Sanwo-Olu
Lawmakers of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to direct the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf to ensure continuous awareness relating to tourism. They also urged the Governor to…
BREAKING: ALGON National President Kolade David Alabi Takes Nigeria LGA’s And Councils To African Union Summit For Global Adaptation in Netherlands
In continuation of his avowed determination to explore all developmentt avenues to bring the Local Governments and Councils in Nigeria up to speed, with international development benchmark, the National President of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Hon….
