Minister of State for the Environment, Dr. Iziak Adekunle Salako on Monday, on behalf of Nigeria and it’s sister ECOWAS States, called on the international community to be more ambitious in its response to the biodiversity crisis. The Minister made the appeal in his opening remarks at the ECOWAS Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, (BBNJ) Coordinating meeting in Abuja. The Minister said: “Through the urgent appeal, we had identified several measures as essential, including the global designation of 30% of land and oceans areas as protected by 2030, the conclusion of a robust new high-seas treaty, the establishment…
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Director General NEMA, Mustapha Habib Ahmed, visited Yola, the capital of Adamawa state, where he met with Governor Alhaji Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. The purpose was to offer condolences to the people of Adamawa and promote the use of life jackets and safe canoeing practices on inland waterways. Accompanying the DG were Director Search And Rescue Air Commodore KR Mataluwo, SA to the DG Idris Muhammed, and Deputy Director Operations Bashir Idris Garga. The DG emphasized the need to reconsider disaster risk management, especially concerning annual flood disasters and boat accidents along major rivers. He said that some of these disasters…
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF), Sen. George Akume, on behalf of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), mourned the death of the former Minister of Finance, Dr. Onaolapo Soleye, aged 90. Segun Imohiosen, the Director, Information in the SGF’s office revealed this in a statement signed on behalf of the SGF on Thursday. Dr. Soleye was appointed the Minister of Finance under the military regime of Gen. Muhammahu Buhari, where he played a pivotal role in initiating policies which strengthened the nation’s currency and also discouraged the importation of goods into the country; thereby contributing immensely in…
By Miriam Humbe Minister of the Environment, Malam Balarabe Lawal Abbas on Thursday, urged all commercial entities such as petrol stations, shopping malls alike to launch functional toilet facilities for the public as part of their corporate social responsibilities. The Minister said this during the inter-Ministerial Press Conference to herald the celebration of the World Toilets Day which holds on November 19, annually. The United Nations General Assembly has designated November 19th as World Toilet Day to celebrate toilets and raise awareness of the billions of people living without access to safely managed sanitation. This year’s commemoration falls on Sunday,…
Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal rejoiced with the Alaye of Ayetoro, HRH Oba Azeez Isola Adelakun, the Alaye-in-Council and all indigenes of Ayetoro, Yewa North local government of Ogun State in the celebration of 2023 edition of Ayetoro – Yewa Festival. This was contained in a statement signed by Ibrahim Haruna, the Ministry’s Head, Press and Public Relations Unit. The Minister who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Barr. Mansur Salanke at the colourful occasion disclosed that the Federal Ministry of Environment fully identified with the festival, as one of the Indigenes of Ayetoro, the Minister of State…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, (NiMet), has alerted the public on the possibility of approaching thick dust hazes that can lead to deterioration of horizontal visibility within the next 24 hours. A statement from the Agency this Wednesday afternoon said: “The Inter-Tropical Discontinuity, ITD (currently at about 9.60N Lat) is expected to retreat slightly Southwards in the next 24hrs. “Winds over 10m and 925hPa (700m) are favourable for Dust-Haze propagations into the Northern parts of the country. “Stations in the source region (Sahara Desert) from Chad (Faya-Largeau, Bol-Berim, Mongo, Abeche and Ndjamena) and sources from Niger, that shares border with Northern…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has commenced stakeholders consultation to develop National Disaster Risk Reduction Strategic Action Plan aimed to strengthen efforts towards building disaster resilience in Nigeria. Director General of NEMA, Mustapha Habib Ahmed who disclosed this in Abuja at the launch of the stakeholders consultative workshop said the risk reduction action plan would also aid implementation of the Sendai Framework 2015-2030 in Nigeria. He said: “The need for the development of this Plan arises from the outcome of the assessment conducted by Overseas Development Institute on behalf of the United Nations Development Program on the Sahel Resilience…
Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA), Mustapha Habib Ahmed, led a delegation to Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State, on a condolence visit to the Governor, Dr Kefas Agbu. The visit was to extend heartfelt condolences to the people of Taraba following the tragic incidents of boat mishaps that claimed numerous lives in the state. The Director General NEMA was represented by Director Search And Rescue, Air Commodore KR Mataluwo, accompanied by Deputy Director Operations Bashir Idris Garga, Head of NEMA Yola operations office Ladan Ayuba and other staff of the Agency. While speaking at the Deputy…
The Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs has postponed its upcoming conference for stakeholders in Local government administration. A statement signed on Wednesday by the Ministry’s Head, Press & Public Relations, Anastasia Ogbonna said that the postponement was due to unforeseen circumstances. The statement said that the Minister, Zaphaniah Jisalo regretted the inconvenience caused by the postponement. A new date is to be communicated to all concerned. The Annual Conference which is usually for key stakeholders and government officials involved in local government administration, aimed to address critical national issues, with a view that effective governance extends to grassroots…
By Miriam Humbe A mammoth gathering of past and present officials of the Nigerian Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) and members turned up on Saturday and fully supported the incumbent President, Comrade Ladi Bala to run for a second term in office. The gathering which took place at the Nigerian Union of Journalists, (NUJ) Center in Abuja was the official flag-off campaign of Comrade Ladi Bala, the 10th President of NAWOJ. Present were former Presidents of NAWOJ, Chief Mrs Moji Makanjuola, Mrs Evelyn Onyilo and Mrs Kande Daniel who all unequivocally supported Ladi Bala’s reelection as the 11th President of…
Director General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, (NiMet), Prof. Mansur Matazu has observed that government funding of meteorological activities such as instrumentation, new technologies, equipment, welfare, communication, and data exchange are grossly inadequate, making it important for Public Private Partnership to be embraced and explored. The NiMet boss said this on Monday at the 1st French-Nigeria Meteorological Seminar & Business Meetings, taking place between 13th & 14th of November 2023 in Abuja. The two-day workshop was aimed at gathering the Authorities, Stakeholders and Private companies involved in the Meteorology & Hydrology sectors to discuss specific contemporary matters and issues. It…
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has issued a statement to address the recent news reports circulating on various social media platforms under the headline “CBN Liquidates 20 Banks – NDIC (Names)”, which it considered as misleading. In the statement signed on Monday by its Director, Communication & Public Affairs, Bashir A. Nuhu, NDIC said contrary to the misleading headline, the 20 banks mentioned in those reports were among the banks that had been previously closed due to the revocation of their operating licenses by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) between 1994 and 2018. The statement said: “The general…