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44km dual carriageway in Bida will boost agricultural activities – FG

Naija Environment News September 20, 2023 0 Comment

Construction of a 44km dual carriageway in Bida, Niger will enhance agricultural production and improve Nigeria’s GDP, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, has said. Chief Information Officer in...

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NEDC distributes palliatives to organised groups in Yobe

Naija Environment News September 20, 2023 0 Comment

The North-East Development Commission (NEDC) has distributed food and non food items to twenty organised institutions in Damaturu, in a bid to mitigate the hardships brought about by the removal of fuel subsidy. The...

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Stakeholders seek stand-alone Sanitation and Hygiene Policy

Naija Environment News September 20, 2023 0 Comment

Stakeholders in the water, environment and health sector have called for a standard stand-alone Sanitation and Hygiene Policy to address the poor sanitation situation in the country. This was the thrust at the Validation...

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Africa can tackle food insecurity, poverty, through AI – Danbatta

Naija Environment News September 20, 2023 0 Comment

Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says Africa can overcome challenges of poverty, food insecurity, healthcare, and others, if she adopts and deploys Artificial Intelligence (AI). Danbatta stated this on...

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UNICEF identifies $9 Bln funding gap in Nigeria’s water, sanitation sector

Naija Environment News September 14, 2023 0 Comment

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has identified a funding gap of $9.2 billion in the Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector in Nigeria. Deputy Representative of Programme, UNICEF Nigeria, Dr Rownak Khan, made the...

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FG pledges to strengthen water regulations

Naija Environment News September 12, 2023 0 Comment

Prof. Joseph Utsev, the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, has pledged to work with the National Assembly for actualisation of the law establishing the Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC). Utsev said...

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Nigerian, 2 others win 2023 Waislitz Global Citizen Awards

Naija Environment News August 8, 2023 0 Comment

Nigerian, 2 others win 2023 Waislitz Global Citizen Awards Oluwafunke Adeoye, Nigerian human rights lawyer and two Kenyan citizens have won the 2023 Waislitz Global Citizen Awards. The Award is aimed at inspiring people...

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Akwa Ibom community where Twin mothers, menstruating women not allowed access to drinking water

Naija Environment News August 7, 2023 0 Comment

The Coordinator, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)-Gender Project Team, Prof Emmanuel Akpabio has revealed that menstruating women and twin mothers are not allowed access to drinking water in Mbiabet Ikot Udo, Ini local government...

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Three out of four Nigerian pupils unable to read, write -UNICEF

Naija Environment News August 2, 2023 0 Comment

Three-quarter of pupils in Nigerian primary schools lack adequate literacy and numeracy, according to a UNICEF assessment report. The global agency’s Chief of Education in Nigeria, Saadhna Panday-Soobrayan, disclosed this on Wednesday, August 2,...

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Expert tasks authorities on hygiene education in schools

Naija Environment News July 25, 2023 0 Comment

The Coordinator, School Health Initiative, Dr Maimuna Isah, on Tuesday called on authorities to intensify efforts in the teaching of sanitation and hygiene education in schools. Isah said promoting hygiene and sanitation was important for prevention...