The Borno Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has sacked two Sharia Court Judges. A statement on Tuesday in Maiduguri signed by an official, Mr. S.K. Jidda, for Secretary of the Commission, said the decision was taken after the meeting of the...
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has stopped the operations of two iron and steel manufacturing companies in Ikorodu over alleged environmental laws violation. The General Manager of LASEPA, Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe, gave the order on Monday when he...
Austria last month registered more hybrid and electric cars than it did petrol or diesel vehicles, a first for the country, according to figures released on Thursday. The total share of electric and hybrid cars stood at 42.2 per cent in...
The Niger State Task Force on forest exploitation has auctioned 500 bags of charcoal confiscated from dealers of the commodity in the state, according to Alhaji Ahmed Matane, Secretary to the State Government. Matane, who was at the auction in...
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has stated that financing remains critical, in meeting any climate change target for developing countries. Dr. Mohammad Barkindo, OPEC Secretary General, disclosed this at a video conference, entitled: “Ministerial Roundtable on Energy, Climate and Sustainability on...
Imo State Government will soon address the ecological disaster at Nekede, Commissioner for Tourism, Mr Uche Ohia, said in Owerri on Wednesday. “The ecological disaster that has affected access to the Imo State Zoo and Wildlife Park through the old...
Environment stakeholders have embarked on flood mitigating actions and public education on adequate preparation to forestall the negative effects of flooding in the South-East. In Enugu State, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it has embarked on massive sensitisation...
Prof. Omodele Eletta of the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Ilorin, has discovered the use of eggshell, coconut shell, sawdust and croaker fish scales for the prevention of environmental pollution. Eletta disclosed this in her Inaugural Lecture entitled: “Bad yet...
Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, will head the World Health Organization (WHO)’s newly-inaugurated Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence based in Berlin, Germany. Outgoing German Chancellor, Dr. Angela Merkel, and the WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros...
President Muhammadu Buhari has thanked Rotary Club for its various interventions in the health sector, particularly putting in $268 million in the fight against Polio. The president gave the commendation when he received Rotary International President, Mr. Shekhar Mehta and...