Environment
Eket Council acquires waste disposal equipment, seeks cleanest city status
February 20, 2012 10:18
NAN-H-13 City Eket (Akwa Ibom), Feb. 20, 2012 (NAN) Chief Aniekan Akpan, the Transition Committee Chairman of Eket Local Government Council in Akwa Ibom, has pledged to make Eket the cleanest city in the state. The chairman made the pledge in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday shortly after a reception organised in his honour at Nduo Eduo Community in... please sign in to read the full story
LASG shuts markets for poor sanitation
February 19, 2012 11:21
NAN-H-7 Markets Lagos, Feb. 19,2012 (NAN) The Lagos State Ministry of Environment has shut Oke-Odo and Alamutu markets in Agbado Oke Odo and Mushin local government areas respectively, a statement said on Sunday. The statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry, Mr Fola Adeyemi, said the government had no option after series of warning than to close the two... please sign in to read the full story
FG to invest $500m World Bank loan on erosion control nationwide - official
February 16, 2012 18:23
(Audio attached) FG to invest $500m World Bank loan on erosion control nationwide - official NAN-H-104 Erosion Abuja, Feb. 16, 2012 (NAN) The Federal Government says it plans to use a 500 million dollars World Bank loan to tackle erosion in some states across the country using the water shed approach. Mr. Adekunle Oshikoya, the Director of Flood and Erosion Control, in the... please sign in to read the full story
Women are more vulnerable to climate change - WEP
February 16, 2012 15:14
(Audio attached) Women are more vulnerable to climate change - WEP NAN-H-47 Women Abuja, Feb. 16 2012 (NAN) The Women Environmental Programme (WEP) has urged the Federal Government to mitigate the effects of climate as it affects women more. The Executive Director of WEP, Mrs Priscillia Achakpa, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday... please sign in to read the full story
AEPB to introduce house to house sanitation inspection - official
February 16, 2012 14:26
(Audio attached) AEPB to introduce house to house sanitation inspection - official NAN-H-37 Sanitation Abuja, Feb. 16, 2012 (NAN) The Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) says it is introducing house to house sanitation inspection and neighbourhood environmental programmes to strengthen the monthly environmental sanitation in the FCT. Mr Joseph Ukairo, Head of... please sign in to read the full story
