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An Environmental Health Expert, Mrs Veronica Augustine, has called on Nigerians to adopt safely managed sanitation practices to reduce health risks associated with poor hygiene. Augustine stated in Abuja on Tuesday that poor hygiene…

The Federal Government says it will launch a national deratisation framework to tackle the   occurrence of Lassa fever in states that experience consistent annual outbreaks. The Minister of State for Environment, Iziaq Salako said this…

The Africa Development Bank, AfDB, has pledged its strong commitment to the Gombe State Government in supporting the development drive of the state, especially in the Special Agro Processing Zone, SAPZ and the Inclusive Service Delivery and…

President Bola Tinubu has given reasons behind the delay of the free distribution of 42,000 metric tonnes of grains to Nigerians to tackle the current food insecurity. Recall that the Minister of Agriculture on February 8, promised that…

In a bid to enhance agricultural productivity and achieve food security, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning, has embarked on an…

The environmental sanitation task force has arrested 69 people for violating sanitation law in Nasarawa State. Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Mr Yakubu Kwanta, stated this shortly after the monthly sanitation…

Stakeholders in Abuja renewed commitment to tackle land degradation in 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory. Mr Mahmud Kambari, Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Environment said this at a training programme…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is set to implement a regional 30 by 30 plan aimed at securing  at least 30 percent of the planet  by 2030. Minister of State for Environment Dr Iziaq Salako, disclosed this in…

The Victims Support Fund (VSF), has constructed solar-powered 4,000 capacity boreholes in four communities of Plateau Northcentral of Nigeria. The boreholes are located in Doruwa Babuje and Gassa communities, of Barkin Ladi Local…

Dr Agnes Asagbra the Director- General of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), says the Genetically Modified cross-border trade management is central to the nation’s biosafety management approach. Asagbra, who said this at a…