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By Michael Olugbode and Kasim Sumaina In order to eliminate poisonous gaseous emission in the air, the Federal Government on Monday rolled out the National Action Plan (NAP) for the reduction and eventual elimination of mercury use in the artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector of the country. The government also unveiled the national policy on solid waste management and national policy on plastics waste management. The roll outs were done in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) with the presentation of Nigeria’s National Action Plan (NAP) o...

By Michael Olugbode The European Union (EU) has budgeted €210 million for humanitarian interventions for countries in the Sahel and Central Africa in the ongoing year 2021. The eight countries to benefit from the funding include Burkina Faso (€24.3 million), Cameroon (€17.5 million), Central African Republic (€21.5 million), Chad (€35.5 million), Mali (€31.9 million), Mauritania (€10 million), Niger (€32.3 million) and Nigeria (€37 million). A statement by the Commission on Tuesday said: “The EU is reaffirming its solidarity with vulnerable pe...

By Michael Olugbode The G7 has agreed to commit £276 million to humanitarian response in Nigeria’s troubled North East. The Group of Seven (G7) is an intergovernmental organisation consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. The heads of government of the member states, as well as the representatives of the European Union, meet at the annual G7 Summit. A press statement signed by the Policy and Communications Manager at the British High Commission in Nigeria, Elva Lynch-Bathgate,said the G7 compact agreed last week to address humanita...

By Michael Olugbode The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has established a strike force division within the agency to effectively take on drug cartels and syndicates. The anti-drug agency has also reshuffled its directorate for maximum operational efficiency. A statement on Tuesday by the spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said some of the directors of the NDLEA were reshuffled and a new directorate created to enhance efficiency and strengthen the operations of the lead narcotic agency in the country. He said the reshuffling was announced by the Chairman/Chief Executive Offic...

By Michael Olugbode The federal government has declared Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th May, 2021 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eidul-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the federal government on Monday in Abuja, congratulated the Muslim faithful on this occasion and called on all Nigerians, at home and abroad to use the period of this year’s Eidul-Fitr celebration to pray for peace, stability and economic transformation in the land. Aregbesola said he believes that development cannot thrive in a rancorous atmosp...