Day: September 13, 2022

The National Assembly Service Commission (NASC), has pledged to ensure continuous training for members of staff of National Assembly to enhance their capacity and ensure efficient lawmaking process.Mr Ahmed Amshi, the Executive Chairman, NASC, said thi…

The Federal Government has expressed determination to ensure that the country was free of dog- mediated human rabies to achieve zero rabies target by 2030.Speaking at a workshop in Abuja, to validate a National Strategic Plan for Elimination of Dog – M…

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has ordered removal of all abandoned vehicles parked indiscriminately under bridges across the state.The Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Mr Sola Giwa, disclosed this on Monday, during an emergen…

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has proposed an education bond as a way of raising the needed funds to urgently revamp the State’s education sector.Obaseki made the proposition during the 2-day Leadership Retreat for heads of Ministries, De…

The Nigerian Institution of Water Engineers (NIWE) has called for the application of data and technologies for effective integrated water resources management to maximize economy and social benefits for the country.The President of NIWE, Mrs Chinyere I…

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has flagged off of construction of wireless led traffic light control signals at 98 major intersections within the Territory.This is to ensure ease of traffic and orderliness on Abuja roads.The proje…

More than 50 African environment ministers are gathering in Senegal this week for the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment. Plastics and the harmful burning of waste are high on the agenda.The conference is taking place in the wake of majo…

As Africa reflects on the legacy of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, Kenyans remember how a princess visiting the country in 1952 left a queen. Analysts note how Elizabeth helped steer the end of Britain’s empire and exploitative colonial rule. But while rel…

China and African nations are increasingly collaborating in space to develop their own ambitions in the next frontier analysts say.Chinese astronauts known as taikonauts have been playing a role in space diplomacy while on a six-month mission on the Ti…

SITUATION OVERVIEWAs of 9 September 2022, flooding affected 1.4 million people in 19 countries in West and Central Africa. Heavy rains and floods continued to take a significant toll on human life, property, farmlands, and livestock, killing 424 people…