Forest Green Rovers have put a new spin on grinding out a result by launching a new shirt partly made of coffee waste. The shirts, which the club says are a football first, will be worn by players when they face Colchester on Saturday and will be available next season. Players already wear
Environment
By Tom Garba The Federal Government on Saturday commissioned a road and stormwater drainage network constructed to stop perennial flooding in and around the premised of Federal College of Education (FCE), Yola. According to officials of the college, life at the college was a nightmare for students and staff whenever rains start as the college […]
By Moses Oyediran Enugu State Government has warned those involved in the destruction of its natural heritage to retrace their steps. Commissioner for Information in the state, Hon Chidi Aroh gave the warning after inspecting the level of destruction done at Miliken Hill, Ariaria Road Hill, and Iva Valley Hill. He condemned the destruction going […]
Lagos is the commercial capital of Nigeria and the seventh-largest economy in Africa (if it were a country). With over 20 million people (projected to double in 2050) nesting in the city, Lagos is a megalopolis with mega needs. Perhaps this mushrooming population is responsible for its traffic snarls and entrepreneurial dynamism. With such an […]
The Federal Government has thrown the fear of flood into our hearts by stating that 33 states and Abuja are in danger of being flooded within the last quarter of 2020. Specifically, only three states may be free from the fury of the expected flood. These are Cross River, Ebonyi and Katsina. The Minister of […]
The National Emergency Management Agency has raised the alarm that about 28 states in the country may experience flood in 2020 due to heavy rainfall. NEMA’s Director of Operations of NEMA in charge of Ekiti, Ondo and Osun States, Mr Olusegun Afolayan, said this in Ondo. Afolayan also said about 102 local government areas might […]
Niger government on Thursday said plans were underway to completely ban production of charcoal to curb the problem of deforestation across the state. Alhaji Moammed Zakari, the Commissioner for Environment, who made known this during a news conference, said that the approval was given by Gov. Aabubakar Bello of Niger during the weekly Executive Council […]
The Director General, National Oil Spill Detection Agency (NOSDRA), Mr Idris Musa, said that the lockdown occasioned by COVID-19 had caused a delay in the ongoing remediation project in Ogoniland. Musa, who disclosed this in an interview in Abuja on Thursday, added that land tussle in some communities was another reason for the delay. Union […]
A-list Nigerian musician parents, Simisola and Adekunle welcomed their baby girl Adejare Kosoko, May, 30,2020. The couples decided to announce the goodness to their fans June,7,2020 and this got reactions trailing.
Lagos – Legendary Juju Musician, Ebenezer Obey on Wednesday said that the late Reggae musical icon, Majekodunmi Fasheke popularly known as “Majek Fashek” was a humble and creative musician. Obey said in Lagos that the reggae maestro’s death was a painful one, leaving behind a huge vacuum to be filled in the entertainment industry. Majek […]
Men of Amotekun Corps in Osun State have arrested two suspects, Friday and Toyib for allegedly stealing female underwear for ritual purposes. The suspects were said to have been nabbed by Amotekun corps after they had bugled a house at Kajola Ajaba in Ila Local Government Area of the state. They had already succeeded in […]
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara says the government spends over N456 million annually to provide free portable water to its residents. Matawalle made the disclosure on Thursday in Gusau, while speaking to newsmen on the challenges facing his administration. COVID-19: NAFDAC committed to supporting treatment initiatives–DG He said: “We spend N38 million monthly on the […]
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has intensified sensitisation of relevant government and private stakeholders to the need for proper disposal of COVID-19 waste. Mr Abubakar Aliyu, the agency’s Adamawa State Coordinator, said that on Monday in Yola that the aim of the sensitisation was to impact more knowledge. WHO confirms 6
German environmental activists are calling on the federal government to move faster with legislation protecting insects from extinction and banning the pesticide glyphosate. “Bees and glyphosate have made it into the coalition agreement, but we still have no insect protection law and not even a ban on pesticide use in private gardens,’’ Katrin Wenz, Agricultural […]
…Donates 10 million naira to combat CoVID 19 in Nigeria Innocent Idibia, popularly known as Tuface, will on April 12 hold an e-concert in a bid to rally support and unify Nigerians against the spread of the CoVID 19 virus in Nigeria. The online concert also aims to encourage people to stay safe during this […]
The House Committee on Environment, on Friday called for a form of compulsory contribution by the companies that are polluting the environment through gas flaring in order to remediate its effect. Johnson Oghuma, the committee Chairman, made this known hen the Coalition for Socio Ecological Transformation of Nigeria (CoSET) a civil society organisation led by […]
Australia’s temperatures have increased slightly more than the global average, the country’s weather bureau said on Monday. While the average temperature in the rest of the world increased by 1.1 degrees Celsius, “Australia has warmed by about 1.4 degrees,” said Karl Braganza, the head of climate monitoring at the Bureau of Meteorology. Read also:
Three persons were on Thursday brought before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, over alleged assault and defecating in a public place. The defendants – Chuks Nwankpa; 39; Rashidat Omotosho 34; and Kehinde Sholola 48; of no fixed addresses, are being tried on a three-count charge bordering on assault. READ ALSO: 3m people practice open […]
As vast expanses of Siberian permafrost have been melting amid an overall rise in annual temperatures, greenhouse gases are being released into the atmosphere, threatening to further expedite climate change on a global level. Read also: NIMN partners Export Promotion Council on capacity building Permafrost, or permanently frozen soil, spans northern Russia, containing
The 13th conference of the UN Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) has on Thursday determined that Asian elephants, jaguars, oceanic white-tip sharks and multiple kinds of birds should get more protection. Read also: Stop borrowing from foreign countries – Economist warns FG The conference, held in Gandhinagar, India, said the animals should be added to […]