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Reports show that the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, said his ministry is set to provide logistics and technical assistance to state governments, in a bid to invest in the mining sector. National Mirror reports that the Special Assistant (Media) to the minister, Yinka Olabode, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen, Tuesday, in Abuja. According to the statement, the minister gave the hint when he ...

Vanguard reports that leaders of Okoyitoru community in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State have given a 14-day ultimatum to Chevron Nigeria Limited to commence the pilling and sand filling of the devastated community. According to Vanguard, a letter to the Managing Director of Chevron, dated October 10, 2016, through their lawyer, Omes Ogedegbe, said: “The ...

The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo said on Tuesday, that Nigeria is working with stakeholders to raise one trillion Naira to provide affordable housing for Nigerians. According to Vanguard, the vice president said this at the 22nd Nigerian Economic Summit (NES) in Abuja, when he chaired a Roundtable on Job Creation, Skills and Employment at the summit. Vanguard reports that he said ...

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has warned operators in the construction sector, such as developers and contractors to adhere strictly to building regulations and control, adding that the government would no longer tolerate flagrant disregard of the law, as part of measures to eliminate the incidences of building collapse in the state. Vanguard reports that Ambode, who was represented by his Deputy, ...

The Governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari, has earmarked N2 billion for the rehabilitation and construction of earth dams and irrigation channels. The Guardian reports that he spoke at the Pan-Northern Groups Summit organised by Northern Elders Forum at Arewa House, Kaduna. Represented by his deputy, Mannir Yakubu, he said government’s intention is to promote dry season farming in the ...

The Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, made it known that the Federal Government might re-design some portions of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway that are susceptible to flooding. According to The Guardian, while the Minister was speaking in Abuja yesterday at the opening of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) national conference, he said the low level of some portions of the expressway ...

Reports show that flood, which began on Sunday and continued till Monday, in Umuoko / Oko-Ogbele area, in Oshimili South Local Council of Delta State, has reportedly destroyed fish farms and crops worth millions of naira in the area. The Guardian reports that the residents / owners of the affected farms have called on the state government to come to their ...

Land degradation relates to the depreciation in the qualities and quantities of vegetation, soil resource, air, water resource among others. This article takes a look at the adverse effects of the activities of Man to the Nigerian environment. Land reclamation efforts for effective use constitute as a major panacea to the problems of land degradation in the not only in ...

Vanguard reports that amid multiple challenges to economic recovery and diversification in Nigeria, a corporate chieftain and an energy researcher have canvassed deployment of innovative power infrastructure for solutions. According to Vanguard, the Managing Director of UAC Property Development Company, Mr. Hakeem Ogunniran, stated that the power sector in general, and alternative power generation and distributed energy system, in particular, are ...

 Reports show that the Federal Government is to introduce a plant called Jatropha as successful viable green alternative to fossil fuels that will combat desertification and reduce green house gas emission. Speaking at the‘Environmental Dialogue’, with theme, ‘Diversification of the Economy – The Role of Jatropha’, in Abuja, the Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed, maintained that the world is gradually ...