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Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has called on Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) to halt oil spills caused by leaks on its pipeline at Taylor Creek oilfields in Bayelsa. ERA/FoEN said that site visits to the impacted area by its field monitors in October 2019 showed that the leak as a result of vandalism which occurred around September 2019. The appeal is contained in a field report signed by Alagoa Morris, Head of Field Operations at ERA/FoEN, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa on Monday. ERA/FoEN, an environmental rights advocacy group, noted…

The Federal Government says it will spend N12.5 billion on Transforming Irrigation Management In Nigeria (TRIMING) in Gombe State and some parts of Borno. Alhaji Mijinyawa Yahaya, the Commissioner for Water Resources disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe on Monday. He said the project would cover the key areas such as the Integrated Water Resources Management Plan of the Gongola sub-basin, dam safety and operations improvement of the Dadin-Kowa dam as well as the development of irrigation and drainage systems for all year round agricultural production. “Dadin-Kowa dam is one of the…

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kaduna State Council, on Monday, commiserated with the management of Freedom Radio Kaduna over Sunday’s fire incident that destroyed offices and other valuables in the station. In a statement issued on Monday by the state NUJ Secretary, Femi Adi, the union expressed sadness over the incident. “The council appeal to the Management to take preventive measures and get all necessary fire fighting equipment to avoid future occurrence.” It, however, noted that the fire, which started from the station’s inverter room, had not affected the transmission of the station’s programmes. The fire affected the station’s…

Alhaji Abdulrahman Maigoro, the Chairman, Keffi Local Government Council of Nasarawa State, has reiterated his commitment to a clean environment to promote a healthy society. This is contained in a statement made available to the News of Agency (NAN) by his media aide, Mr Shuaibu Mohammed, on Monday in Keffi. Maigoro said that a clean environment is good for the health of the people, noting that a healthy nation is a wealthy nation. “They said cleanliness is next to godliness, hence the need for my administration’s commitment in that direction. “My administration has evacuated the heaps of refuse at Kadarko…

The Federal government has been urged to review Nigeria’s trade policy to achieve the objectives of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) pact. The call was made in Abuja on Monday at a maiden lecture series organized by the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (FCT Chapter) with the theme; “AfCFTA & The Service Sector In Nigeria: Implications For The Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors. Guest Lecturer at the event, Prof. Jonathan Aremu during his presentation said Nigeria’s trade policy is outdated and not globally compliant. Aremu, who is a Professor of International Economic Relations at the Covenant University, said…

The 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, has charged its junior and middle-cadre officers to work toward enhancing their operational planning skills to be able to tackle insurgency and other emerging security challenges. Maj.-Gen. Lasisi Adegboye, the General Officer Commanding (GOC), gave the charge on Monday in Enugu, while declaring open a five-day Division’s Operations Planning Cadre for the year. Adegboye said that the annual event in the Division’s Training Calendar was designed to enhance the operational planning skills of officers to enable them to conform to best global standard practices in planning joint and single service operations. “This…

The management of Lagos Airport Hotel Limited, Ikeja, says the Italian alleged to have brought the coronavirus into the country did not sleep in its hotel. There had been media reports that the Italian, who was on a business trip to Lafarge Plc, had lodged at the hotel in Lagos. But Mr Kayode Bakare, the Managing Director of Lagos Airport Hotel Ltd, said in a statement on Monday that the Italian never lodged at the hotel. ” The management of Lagos Airport Hotel Limited, Ikeja, wishes to state categorically that at no time did the Italian who was in Nigeria…

The Federal Ministry of Health (FHOM), has called on Nigerians not to be “hysterical” over the Coronavirus (COVID19), urging citizens to refrain from panic and fear. Sen. Olorunnimbe Mamora, Minister for the state, gave the advice during a News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), the forum on Monday in Abuja. Mamora said that Nigerians should not get unnecessarily hysterical, rather they should embrace the advisories published by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control,(NCDC) on COVID19. “We must refrain from panic. Undue alarm would cause more harm than good. The only information citizens should pay attention to is the one being shared by…

The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing on Monday inaugurated a 1.8 kilometer road is constructed in the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA). Mr Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, while handing over the road to the university authorities, said that the project was an intervention programme by the ministry. Fashola, represented by Mr Olajide Uzeni of the ministry, said that the ministry was building no fewer than 43 internal roads in tertiary institutions across the country. The minister added that 18 out of the 43 internal roads had been completed. “We feel that there is a need…

Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State said on Monday that his administration would not negotiate with bandits or grant them amnesty. The governor also apologized for his administration’s inability to protect the people. The governor made the remarks when he visited Karewa and four other villages in Igabi and Giwa local government where 51 villagers were massacred by bandits in an early morning attack on Sunday. NAN reports that four houses and six vehicles were destroyed in the attack, while the villagers are still searching for their missing family members. “If not for the security agencies prompt intervention they would…