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Nigerian Army pledges to ensure safe environment for oil coys

Ihesiulo Grace 13 February 2020 0

Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has pledged the Nigerian Army’s commitment to provide safe and secure environment for oil companies to operate in the country. Buratai gave the pledge when a delegation from Exxon Mobil Companies Nigeria led by its Senior Manager, Security External

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Ex-commissioner, Don kick against pay rise for political office holders

Ihesiulo Grace 7 February 2020 0

Dr Paul Okorie, former Commissioner for Environment in Ebonyi, says Nigerians will not accept any review that will lead to increase in the monthly salaries and emoluments of political office holders. READ ALSO: Former Lagos Assembly member, ex-Commissioner among new APC executive in state Okorie who also was a former Commissioner for Works, Housing and […]

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Buhari assures on enabling environment for businesses to thrive

Ihesiulo Grace 29 January 2020 0

Abuja – The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to providing an enabling environment for businesses to succeed, as partnerships between the public and private sectors remain the most viable means of bringing prosperity to the masses. Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement, said President […]

Environment

Tree planting, solution to climate change problems- Environmentalist

Ihesiulo Grace 7 December 2019 0

An Environmentalist, Mr Muhtari Amino-Kano, has described planting of trees as the only way to curb the effect of climate change, being a major threat to mankind. Amino-Kano made the assertion at the inauguration of the Network of Young Catholic Carers for the Environment in Nigeria (NYCCEN) held at St. Gregory College in Lagos. Read […]

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Environmentalist calls for sensitisation on dangers of indiscriminate littering

Ihesiulo Grace 22 October 2019 0

An environmentalist, Mr Emmanuel Emechete on Tuesday called for advocacy and sensitisation of Nigerians on the dangers of indiscriminate littering. Emechete, also a climate change expert made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He said that indiscriminate littering, also known as “trash blindness’’, due to the adverse […]

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Key into bioenergy development to safeguard health, environment – Don

Ihesiulo Grace 18 October 2019 0

A university don, Prof. Makwin Makut, has called on the Federal Government to key into the development of bioenergy to safeguard the health of Nigerians and the environment for the overall development of the country. Makut, a Professor of Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Nasarawa State University Keffi (NSUK), made the appeal on Wednesday during the […]

Business

Ogoniland: CISLAC raises concerns over slow clean-up exercise

Ihesiulo Grace 13 March 2019

Joy Obakeye The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre has decried the slow clean-up of oil pollution in Ogoniland. The Programme Manager, Environment and Conservation of Nature, CISLAC, Mr Kolawole Banwo, made this known at a workshop in Lagos. “Emergency measures (health audit, alternative livelihoods and potable water) are perceived to be delayed, inadequate or

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Ogoniland cleanup: Rights group rejects alleged FG ‘s plan to deploy soldiers

Ihesiulo Grace 28 November 2018 0

A pro-Ogoni group, operating under the aegis of Ken Saro Wiwa Associates (KSWA) has strongly condemned and rejected an alleged plan by the Minister of Environment, Alhaji Usman Jubril, to deploy 3,000 soldiers to Ogoniland for the cleanup exercise of the area. The position of the group was made known by its National Coordinator, Chief […]

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Sanitation: Kano task force arrests 137 defaulters, summons tri-cyclist leaders

Ihesiulo Grace 25 November 2018 0

Kano State Sanitation Task Force, under the leadership of the State’s Commissioner of Environment, Haruna Ali Makoda has arrested not less than 137 sanitation defaulters during the last Saturday Sanitation exercise for the Month of November. The defaulters who were arrested at various parts of the state during the exercise hours were fined by Mobile […]

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Senate committee bemoans low budgetary allocation to Environment Ministry, agencies

Ihesiulo Grace 7 November 2018 0

The Senate Committee on Environment has bemoaned low budgetary allocation to the Federal Ministry of Environment and some of its agencies, calling for more financial support to assist them in the discharge of their responsibilities. The Chairman of the committee, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, stated this when she led members of her committee on a courtesy […]

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NASS moves to tackle oil spill, environmental challenges

Ihesiulo Grace 1 June 2018 0

The President, Global Legislators Organisation for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE), Nigeria, Senator Bukar Ibrahim, has said that plans are underway to enact or amend existing laws to tackle oil spill and other environmental challenges in the country. Ibrahim, made this known at the third stakeholders meeting of GLOBE-United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)-Global

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Kano earmarks N89m for dredging drainages

Ihesiulo Grace 28 May 2018 0

The Kano state government has set aside the sum of N89 million for the dredging of the popular Jakara and other major drainages in the state. The Commissioner of Environment Haruna Ali made this known Saturday during the flag off of the exercise and end of the month sanitation exercise, said that the state government […]

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Senator Tinubu supports Gov Ugwuanyi’s re-election bid

Ihesiulo Grace 23 May 2018 0

…inaugurates FG project in Enugu The Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment, Senator Oluremi Tinubu (APC, Lagos) has extolled the leadership virtues of Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, describing him as “a very good and humble man” who she would wish to see return to office in 2019. Senator Tinubu, who is former first lady of […]

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Reforms solution to persistent low-ranking, say SGF

Ihesiulo Grace 11 April 2018 0

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, has said that reforms in public services is the only way whereby persistent low ranking on international development indices can be reversed. Mustapha said this during the stakeholders meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday with a theme tagged “Enabling Governance and Institutional

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Gov Obaseki sacks commissioner over sweepers’ protest

Ihesiulo Grace 5 April 2018 0

…redeploys Perm Sec, Min. of Environment. Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has sacked the Commissioner of Environment and Sustainability, Mr. Reginald Okun. But The Daily Times has reliably gathered that the sudden removal of the commissioner and the redeployment of the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment might not be unconnected to the embarrassing

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Mining Stakeholders counsel on environmental protection

Ihesiulo Grace 11 February 2018 0

Stakeholders in mining have stressed the need for miners to embrace decent mining activities, ensure adherence to government standards as well as see to the protection of environment and Corporate Social Responsibility. Participants made the submission at a one-day policy dialogue which was convened by the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre

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FG establishes Agric. Market Info Centre

Ihesiulo Grace 30 January 2018 0

The Federal Government has announced the establishment of a technological driven agricultural centre to provide up to date – one stop data base of the information centre of the agricultural market environment. This was disclosed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Dr. Bukar Hassan at the ministry complex in Abuja on […]

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Ogun to scale up waste collection, enforces environmental laws

Ihesiulo Grace 14 January 2018 0

The ‎Ogun State Government says it will scale up waste collection and ensure enforcement of environmental laws in 2018 in order to improve on hygiene environment which is devoid of pollution and environmental degradation. The Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Bolaji Oyeleye who made this known during an interview with newsmen, said the State would increase […]

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How businesses can survive in Nigeria – Ex perm sec

Ihesiulo Grace 9 January 2018 0

To make the business environment favourable to businessmen and other investors in Nigeria, a call has gone out to the President to see how he can stabilize the price of naira against the Dollars. Ezeogo Jones Udeogu, a retired permanent secretary, from the Commission of Finance, Abia State, one-time Commissioner for Finance and Economic Planning, […]

Politics

Ugwuanyi gets thumbs up for 2018 Budget Proposal

Ihesiulo Grace 5 January 2018 0

The Enugu State governor, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has been commended for presenting a “realistic budget proposal” to the State House of Assembly for approval for the 2018 financial year. Giving the commendation, Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Province (Anglican Communion), Most Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Chukwuma expressed optimism that Ugwuanyi will implement to the