By Damilola Adegoke A Retired Assistant Director of National Horticultural Research Institute, NIHORT Mrs. Funmilayo Oladipo has called on the government to fund the agricultural sector to enhance food security. Mrs Oladipo made this known while featuring on Pensioners’ FM programme “The Grey Hair “which profiles the past life of the elderly She urged the…
Flash flooding in Somalia has killed 50 people and driven nearly 700,000 from their homes, a government official said, with heavy rains starting, it is expected to worsen the country’s plight. The Horn of Africa region is experiencing torrential rainfall and floods linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon, claiming dozens of lives and causing…
By Micheal Adeyemo The Team Lead, Act of Africa, ACA, Mr Olufemi Ola, has urged the Oyo State Government to ensure that road contractors are held accountable for not complying with Environmental Impact Assessment, EIA Act. Mr Ola said this while featuring on ‘Isejoba rere’ a Pensioners’ FM development agenda weekly programme of JDPC, Ibadan…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has promised to engage a consultant to carry out a comprehensive investigation into the causes of flooding in the state and come up with a holistic plan to find a permanent and sustainable solution to the problem. Governor Abiodun made the promise on Friday while playing host to the…
The Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority, ORBDA, has urged people at downstream Ogun River to be at alert over the predicted flooding associated with heavy rain in the months of September and December. The Managing Director of ORBDA, Otunba Olufemi Odumosu in a statement advised all stakeholders to take every step necessary to mitigate the…
Angry farmers in Ilua village in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State, weekend staged a mass protest against the alleged sale of their cocoa plantations and other farmlands by the state government to foreign companies. The protesters were led by the traditional ruler of Ilua, Oba Olalani Ibidapo. The aggrieved farmers displayed placards…
Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, says President Bola Tinubu will allocate funds for the construction of quality roads across the country. Umahi, speaking with the newsmen, he admitted that the significant issue encountered in road development is the construction cost. “We are looking at all these things. How do we cut down costs? Because the…
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FCT FEMA) has confirmed the collapse of a two-storey building on Wednesday night, at Lagos Street, Garki village, Abuja. According to reports that an unspecified number of persons were reportedly killed following the collapse of a multi-storey building in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. However, the Head…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has approved demolition of Garki, Jabi and other 28 slums which have earlier been surveyed by the Federal Capital Development Authority before this administration. The demolition, according to the FCTA, will affect about 6,000 buildings which have been marked in an effort to rid the territory of…