Category: Environment
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Again, gas leak hits Ogun schools; over 100 students, teachers hospitalized
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For the second time in less than two months, a severe gas leak has again disrupted multiple schools in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, causing over 100 students and teachers to be…
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๐๐ ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฌ i๐ง ๐๐ฒ๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ F๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ข ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ -๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ
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One of the seven suspects, including the alleged mastermind, in connection with the attack on the Old Oyo National Park, has confessed that the group killed five forest rangers because…
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See Abuja and marvel
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By Kehinde Olaosebikan โSee Paris and dieโ is a phrase used to describe the beauty of Paris, the capital city of France. Not that one would die after seeing Paris,…
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AS WIKE PREPARES FOR MAY 29
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By Tunde Olusunle Three years ago, I wrote a piece which I titled *Capitol of the Dank, Dark, Dirty and Dangerous. * It was my personal assessment of notable, multi-sectoral…
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The Erosion Crisis in Urualla: A Clan on the Brink
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By Phil Ezeogu In a bold effort to combat a decades-long scourge, the World Bank injected N9.8 billion (approximately $24 million USD) into an erosion control project in Urualla, Ideato…
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Hajj Commission Alerts Pilgrims to Extreme Heat Risks Ahead of 2025 Exercise
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Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, Prof. Abdullahi Saleh Usman, has alerted Nigerian pilgrims of extreme heat during the impending pilgrimage to the holy land. He issued…
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Beyond โDettyโ December
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By Folarin Olajide-Thomas I am a single 27-year-old black British male, born in London to Nigerian parents who migrated to the United Kingdom three decades ago. I had never been…
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New COVID variant not in Nigeria, FG assures
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The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that the newly detected XEC COVID-19 variant in Australia and some other countries in Europe, is not in Nigeria. A letter dated December 5,…
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Why Adeleke banned heavy duty trucks from Olaiya Bridge โSpokesperson
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The Osun State Government has adduced reason for banning trucks from using the Olaiya Bridge in Osogbo, the stateโs capital. Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the spokesman for Governor Ademola Adeleke of…
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FCT threatens to revoke plots owned by Buhariโs children, Gbajabiamila, Abbas, Saraki, others in Abuja
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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has threatened to revoke the Certificates of Occupancy C-of-O) of the plots of land belonging to some prominent Nigerians and corporate organisations if they…
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EU earmarks $11bn for flood-hit nations
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The European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, today announced 10 billion euros ($11 billion) in funds for member nations reeling from โheartbreakingโ devastation after the floods caused by Storm…
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Aliko Dangote Foundation donates N1bn to Maiduguri Flood Victims
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โฆPresidential Committee on Flooding also donates N1bn Chairman of Aliko Dangote Foundation, ADF, and Chairman, National Committee on Flood Relief and Rehabilitation, Mr. Aliko Dangote, has donated the sum of…
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Flood overruns Shehu of Bornoโs palace, displaces residents
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The Palace of Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Garbai Elkenemi, and other parts of Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno State were submerged by flood in the early hours of Tuesday.…
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Flooding: Lagos begins demolition of buildings on drainage right-of-way
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The Lagos State Government says there is no going back on the enforcement and restoration of right-of-way of all drainage channels in the state. The exercise begins today. The Commissioner…