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According to the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi,  30, 126 people died in Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) between 2011 and 2015. The Nation reports that Oyeyemi said that RTCs have negatively impacted the nation’s economy. He said that:“three per cent of our annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) totaling about $131, 817,676,080 has been lost to RTCs ...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said it will support Nigeria with a sum of $1 billion to address the country’s N2.2 trillion deficit in the 2016 budget. The AfDB President, Akinwunmi Adesina, who was at the State House in Abuja, yesterday, also revealed other packages the financial institution has for the country. They include $300 million to create jobs ...

While speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Ilorin on Monday, the State Coordinator of National Environmental Standards & Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) in Kwara, Mr. Martins Enenwaene, warned that cutting of trees without replacement leads to ecological imbalance. Mr. Martins Enenwaene expressed that massive deforestation contributed to the destruction of properties by heavy storm. Furthermore, he said the ...

According to Dr Titus Okunronmu, a former Director in the Budgetary Department, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the sale of the country’s assets to boost the economy will further restrict income. Okunronmu, while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun, said that rather than restrict income, the government should redistribute income through untapped resources. According to him, selling ...

If the Enugu State government carries out its threat to demolish structures built beside waterways, especially in the metropolis; no fewer than 95 buildings including business areas, schools and churches will be pulled down. According to The Guardian, the move to demolish these structures which government described as “illegal” may not be unconnected with the recent flooding of the multimillion ...

The United Nations (UN) has commenced the training of some communities in Cross River State on forest regeneration, due to being faced with the growing threat of deforestation through human activities. Following the training, in 10 years to come the people of Okuromotet would be free from Forest degradation by raising 10,000 Cocoa nurseries, The Guardian reports. This was stated at the ...

Owing to the negative impact of the recent flooding in some parts of Osun State, an appeal has gone to the federal government to come to the aid of the State, through prompt release of ecological  fund approved for the state, in order to prevent future environmental disaster. According to The Guardian, the state consultant on Urban Planning, Environment and ...

Concerning the recent flood disaster in Jahun Local Government Area of Jigawa State, no fewer than 138 victims has benefited from the N6 million cash donation by the State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Yusuf Babura, revealed this yesterday in Jahun and said that the gesture was meant to bring relief to the beneficiaries. According to ...

The Federal Government said it would fight corruption and ensure elimination of waste in the execution of Sustainable Development Goals, SDG, projects across the country. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, stated this in Abuja yesterday, while declaring open a 3-day SDGs Task Team Implementation meeting. According to Vanguard, the Minister said: “The current economic realities of Nigeria demands judicious ...

As a result of the flood that damaged Mokwa Local Government Area of the state on September 19, farmlands have been destroyed in 24 communities in Niger State. The Director-General of the State Emergency Management Agency, Alhaji Ibrahim Inga, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Minna. He said that farms in eight communities ...