The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has called for an independent evaluation of the pollution of underground water in parts of the Akoka community in Lagos State by Total. The chairman of the committee, Hon. Jerry Alagbaoso, who made the call yesterday during the public hearing in Abuja, said some members of the committee would visit the community...

The African Ministers’ Council On Water (AMCOW) is to launch the African Sanitation Policy Guidelines (ASPG) to improve sanitation governance and accelerate access to safe sanitation and hygiene services by 2030. The ASPG was developed in close consultation with the member states of the African Union and sector stakeholders. It aims to guide African countries to improve or develop sanitation policies...

The executive director of the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), Dr. Godwin Ojo, has identified environmental injustice as a major impingement to ecosystem restoration and resilience. He made this known at an event organized by Frontline Energy and Environmental Services to mark the 2021 World Environment Day (WED) with the theme, ‘Ecosystem Restoration’, pointing out that ecosystem...

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) are set to partner on the promotion of Information Technology (IT) development to power smart education in Nigeria. The director-general of NITDA, Mallam Kashifu Abdullahi, made this known when he received the top management staff of UBEC led by the executive secretary, Dr. Hamid Bobboyi at...

The deputy governor of Kano State, Dr. Nasiru Yusuf  Gawuna, has said biotechnology and the media hold the key to strengthening Nigeria’s agricultural growth and development. He stated this at the opening ceremony of a two-day retreat organised by the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) and the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) for journalists, farmers and extension workers in...

Beneath the obvious national contradictions and challenges we face, there is a deep revolution brewing that is “innovation at the speed of thought”. One of the biggest perks of the office of the director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is the privilege of meeting the smartest people in Nigeria and beyond. I had looked forward to...

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has said the United Nations (UN) Decade on Ecosystem Restoration will be a mirage unless concerted and genuine effort is made to provide finance and set targets to reduce the rate of deforestation and ecosystems' disturbance. The group made this call during an event to mark the World Environment Day in...

The umbrella body of the 18 registered political parties in the country, Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has called for a constitutional amendment to give legal backing for full electronic voting system and diaspora voting in subsequent elections. They unanimously made this call during a two-day consultative meeting supported by the International Republican Institute (IRI) on political inclusion, amendment of...

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, has said the Federal Government will equip the youth with the requisite skills to navigate the digital economy sector. He made this known during the virtual closing ceremony of the training on digital literacy and skill acquisition tagged ‘Digital states initiative’ sponsored by National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) at...

*Urges corps members to be commission’s ambassadors Sequel to the End SARS protests that rocked the nation last year leading to the vandalization of properties by hoodlums at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp, Kubwa, Abuja, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has supported the service with the replacement of some of the looted items. Speaking at the presentation of...