The Nigerian environment: A rear view | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Before then, Nigeria responded to most environmental problems on an adhoc basis, with citizens largely bearing the weight of impacts and responses. Over the years, from I988 till present day, As Nigeria has grown in population, economy and politically, it also seems that our environmental problems, challenges have grown also. Indeed, you will find as many environmental problems and challenges as you care to name. Global Logic, Local impactsAlthough some measures are taken by the Nigerian government to tackle some of the prevailing environmental challenges there is little to show for these efforts. To be continued tomorrowBassey, Director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) at the 68th Conference/Congress of the Historical Society of Nigeria held in Lagos…recently.
Source:The Guardian
October 23, 2023 18:54 UTC
Slums hit 169, eight earmarked for regeneration – LASURA
The Lagos State Urban Renewal Agency has disclosed that 169 slums have been identified in Lagos, and 8 of them are earmarked for regeneration. She said, “169 slum communities identified e.g. “Adenikinju suggested that slum regeneration is the best solution to slum eradication. If either the private sector or the public or PPP can successfully do this, slum redevelopment will help cushion the effects of housing deficits. So, if slums redevelopment is going to do what it’s targeted at, affordability must be borne in mind.”
Source:Punch
October 23, 2023 16:32 UTC
BSP and CDA sign MOA on cooperative oversight
BSP Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. and CDA Chairman Joseph B. Encabo inked the MOA at the BSP Head Office in Manila amid the celebration of the National Cooperative Month this October. The MOA sets out the arrangement between the BSP and CDA for the concurrent oversight and regulatory approach as well as the exchange of information to facilitate discharge of their respective mandates. The approach will also avoid regulatory arbitrage and enhance the transparency and accountability of the cooperative sector,” BSP Governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. said. The BSP is mandated under the National Payment Systems (NPS) Act to exercise oversight over NPS, which includes aforesaid covered cooperative. The cooperative oversight initiative provides coordination between the BSP and government agencies to avoid gaps, inefficiencies, duplication, and inconsistencies in regulations.
Source:The Guardian
October 23, 2023 16:25 UTC
Rethink palliatives, step up productive engagement | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
First, the distribution, even though on-going, has excluded many citizens manifestly in need of such intervention. Even as many families are thereby excluded, many others barely get what they would consume within a day or two. Going forward, therefore, there is a need for the government to revisit the palliative distribution policy, in consideration of more viable and more result-oriented intervention for the people. Government should consider substantial investment economic stimulus to incentivise the private sector and to encourage production activities and boost economic activities towards employment creation. Social investment should be channelled for wealth creation and redistribution as the ultimate goal in the quest to banish multidimensional poverty and enhance social security.
Source:The Guardian
October 23, 2023 16:00 UTC
10 die of heart attacks after 'Garba' dance in India
Ten people have reportedly died of heart attacks in India’s western state of Gujarat after the ”Garba” dance during the ongoing Navratri Hindu festival, Officials said. Garba is a dance that honors, worships, and celebrates the feminine form of divinity. The word “garba” comes from the Sanskrit word garbha, meaning “womb.”The deceased ranged from teenagers to middle-aged people, with the youngest being 13-year-old hailing from Dabhoi in Vadodara district. According to reports, over 500 emergency calls were made within 24 hours after the dance. The organisers were also asked to have some people who are trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation deployed to the spot.
Source:Punch
October 23, 2023 13:36 UTC
BREAKING: Supreme Court reserves judgment on Obi's appeal ag
The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, against the tribunal’s judgment affirming President Bola Tinubu’s election. Adopting their addresses, Tinubu’s lawyer, Wole Olanipekun, and his APC counterpart, Akin Olujinmi urged the court to dismiss Obi’s appeal. Presenting his argument, he said, “The issue involving Mr Tinubu’s certificate is a weighty, grave, and constitutional one, which the Supreme Court should admit. The Supreme Court must take a look at Mr Tinubu’s records and reach a decision devoid of technicality. INEC lawyer, Abubakar Mahmoud, urged the Supreme Court to dismiss Atiku’s application seeking to present Tinubu’s academic records.
Source:Punch
October 23, 2023 12:54 UTC
Same-sex marriage: NSCDC parades 76 suspects in Gombe
Gombe State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 76 youths suspected to be involved in same-sex relationships in the State. The suspects were arrested by the NSCDC personnel at the point of alleged same-sex marriage somewhere in Gombe metropolis following a tip-off on the planned same-sex birthday party after which the marriage would have been consummated. The disclosure was made by the Gombe State NSCDC Commandant, Muhammad Bello Mu’azu while briefing Journalists at the Command headquarters, in Gombe on Sunday. Mohammed Mu’azu who was represented by the PRO, SC Buhari Sa’ad said that operatives of the Command successfully prevented the wedding from taking place because according to him, the NSCDC has zero tolerance for such social vices. The Commandant further disclosed that following investigations, the Command discovered that out of the 76 suspects, 59 are males with 21 of them said to have confessed to being homosexuals, while 17 females who are believed to be involved in same-sex relationships were also arrested at the scene.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
October 23, 2023 12:35 UTC
Nigeria debates mandatory domestic service to stem the medical brain drain
Oluwatosin Adeshokan 1 , Chiebuka Obumselu , freelance journalists 2 1Lagos 2Abuja oluwatosin.adeshokan{at}outlook.frNigeria’s politicians have proposed requiring doctors to stay in the country for five years to get a licence, to help stem the tide of medical talent it loses to higher income countries. If passed, the amendment to the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act would require all medical and dental practitioners trained in Nigeria to practise there for a minimum period before obtaining a full licence. Politicians and citizens alike often bring up the average cost of university education and medical degree training as one of the reasons Nigeria’s doctors shouldn’t leave the country. Medical students at the University of Lagos Teaching Hospital vehemently rejected the idea. Withholding licences is “hypocritical,” they told The BMJ, particularly since the government has consistently neglected investment in the country’s healthcare.
Source:The Guardian
October 23, 2023 11:32 UTC
Bumpy road to Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa governorship elections | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Field reports on 2023 elections: The Nigeria Police Force announced that it arrested 781 suspects for electoral offences across the country during the last election. There is an Electoral Offences Desk in the Office of the IGP, Abuja, which coordinated the processing of offences and offenders for INEC’s legal department. Without prosecuting and bringing to a close those glaring offences arising from the 2023 elections, there is nothing on ground to deter prospective offenders in the Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa governorship elections. As a matter of fact, there is more at stake now and more incentive to be crooked in governorship elections than in the last general election. Bayelsa was not spared the spate of electoral violence but the scale was mild, perhaps for the obvious reason that there was no contest for the governorship.
Source:The Guardian
October 23, 2023 10:02 UTC
Israeli-Palestinian conflict : Who is to blame? | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
As one Palestinian negotiator said a few days ago, “the Palestinians will soon be left with three choices – live under total Jewish subjugation. It is ridiculous some religious leaders across both Christian and Islamic divides have made this to look like a religious war. From the above figures, it can be seen that Israeli Muslims are more than Israeli Christians while Jewish religious adherents takes the lead. The festering hopeless nature of the crisis was captured thus by an analyst, “no one condones Palestinian or Israeli violence. Live under total Israeli subjugation.
Source:The Guardian
October 23, 2023 10:00 UTC
UNESCO postpones 2023 Global MIL Conference in Jordan
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan have postponed the Global MIL Week 2023 conference until further notice. The Minister of Government Communication and official spokesperson for the Jordan government, Muhannad Al-Mubaydin, clarified in press statements that Jordan and UNESCO jointly decided to postpone due to the current events in the region. This year’s Global MIL Week 2023 theme is “Media and Information Literacy in Digital Spaces: A Collective Global Agenda.”The Global Media and Information Literacy Week is an annual event organised by UNESCO to “enhance the capacities of policymakers, educators, information and media professionals, youth organizations, and disadvantaged populations in this area, assisting Member States to formulate national media and information literacy policies and strategies.”READ ALSO FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
Source:Nigerian Tribune
October 23, 2023 09:52 UTC
Tata Punch Ev: Tata Punch EV to get 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system: Spy shots reveal details
Tata Punch EV spied (Image Source - Instagram/marathi_car_news)New Tata Safari interior review: Any quality concerns? | TOI AutoRecently, the upcoming Tata Punch EV has been spotted doing rounds on Indian roads. Spy shots of the Tata Punch EV reveal that it will come equipped with a large 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system.Other interior upgrades will likely be a new rotary dial functioning as a gear selector, an armrest for front passengers and an electric parking brake. Similar to the Tata Nexon EV, the Punch EV might also receive a new steering wheel with an illuminated Tata Motors logo.Talking about the exterior, the Tata Punch EV is expected to receive new DRLs and headlamps, a revised grille, and new front and rear bumper. The spy pics show that the camouflaged prototype had a charging port at the front.Mechanical details of the Tata Punch EV are yet to be revealed by the Indian car manufacturer, however, it is likely to come equipped with same powertrain options, as the Tata Tiago EV .
Source:Punch
October 22, 2023 23:51 UTC
Governor Yahaya Bello explains incident on Lokoja-Abuja Highway | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Says it was not an assassination attemptThe Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency Yahaya Bello, has clarified the incident earlier reported as an assasination attempt on him which was widely reported on the social media, saying it was a minor disagreement between the security details attached to him and some military personnel providing security on the road. In an interview granted to the press a few moments ago at his residence in Abuja, Governor Bello stated that there was no attempt whatsoever on his life. He clarified that while there was a minor fracas between men of the Nigerian Police Force attached to his convoy and those of a military unit manning the highways, it was in the course of both units performing their lawful security duties. The Governor called on citizens of Kogi State to ignore any attempt by political profiteers to use the incident to unsettle the polity as the state’s 2023 governorship elections slated for November 11 draw nearer. He assured the state of both his safety and the adequacy of security arrangements to ensure that the elections are peaceful, free and fair.
Source:The Guardian
October 22, 2023 22:47 UTC
Troops kill suspected IPOB member, arrest man who escaped from prison – Official
Troops of Sector Four of the Joint Task Force South-east Operation, code-named Operation Udo Ka II of the Nigerian army have killed a suspected member of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). “When ordered by the troops to halt and alight from the motorcycle, he took to his heels in order to escape arrest. Arrest of prison escapeeMr Unuakhalu said, in a related development, troops of Sector One of the joint task force arrested a suspected Jos Prison escapee, Chimezie Chukwu, in Enugu State. More raidsMr Unuakhalu said troops of Sector Five of the joint task force also raided other suspected IPOB/ESN camps at Ogbunka in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The army spokesperson said the troops recovered abandoned two Toyota Highlanders and a Mercedes Benz ML 350.
Source:The Guardian
October 22, 2023 21:30 UTC
Petrol pump price hits N630/litre as more filling stations shut down
Amid the ongoing crisis regarding the availability of fuel across the country, the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) now stands at approximately N625 to N630 per litre. Oil marketers continue to voice concerns about the mass shutdown of filling stations and the inability to transport petroleum tankers due to the skyrocketing costs associated with importation, lifting, transportation, and distribution of petroleum products. Due to a lack of foreign exchange, marketers are struggling to import petroleum products, compounded by their inability to access products from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), leading to the current scarcity. Investigations reveal that most filling stations within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are either not dispensing products or are selling them in the N625-N630 per litre range. Commenting on the situation, Chief Chinedu Ukadike, the Spokesperson of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), commended the government’s decision to maintain the current PMS price, considering the various crises afflicting the sector.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
October 22, 2023 20:51 UTC