Monday, 11 May, 2026

Category: Environment


The Anambra State Government has announced the commencement of statewide clearance of waterways and drainage channels as part of measures to prevent flooding and environmental degradation ahead of the rainy season. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Tochukwu Obodogha, disclosed in Read more…


By Ijeoma John, Nnewi The Anambra State Electricity Regulatory Commission ASERC, has promised its customers in Nnewi and Okija of stable electricity supply in no distance time. The Managing Director of ASERC, Prof Frank Nwoye Okafor while speaking at the Read more…


Artemis II’s astronauts closed out humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century with a Pacific splashdown on Friday, blazing new records near the moon with grace and joy. It was a dramatic grand finale to a mission that revealed not only Read more…


Prince Harry is facing a lawsuit from the charity he co-founded 20 years ago to honor his late mother, Princess Diana. A court record made public Friday shows the charity, Sentebale, which provides support to young people in Lesotho and Botswana living with Read more…


Russia’s state nuclear company Rosatom evacuated a further ‌198 of its staff from ‌Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant on Saturday, Russian ​news agencies reported. Rosatom has been evacuating staff from the plant since the Iran war broke out at the Read more…


By Uzo Ugwunze The proactive and pragmatic Mayor of Idemili North LGA, Chief Stanley Nkwoka (Ochendo Idemili) has inspected a failed portion at Afor Nkpor 4 – Road junction promising to commence rehabilitation at that portion of the road within Read more…


U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to target Iran’s energy infrastructure, including the country’s desalination plants. Such a move — and Iran’s possible targeting of the plants of its Gulf Arab neighbors — could have devastating impacts across the water-starved Read more…


By Uzo Ugwunze Head of Works Department and Town Engineer, for Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Engr. Samuel Udefi has called for greater enlightenment campaign on climate change crisis, adaptation and migration, especially at the grassroots level. Read more…


Electricity consumers and right Activists under the aegis of the Electricity Consumers Rights Initiative and the Electricity Consumers Rights Network on Friday suspended the planned protest against the epileptic power supply and over estimated billing system by management of First Read more…


The Anambra State Fire Service has advised residents and property owners to regularly inspect electrical appliances and wiring installations following a fire incident at No. 11 Olisa Nwobo Street, by Commissioner Quarters, GRA, in Awka. According to the agency, preliminary Read more…


Electricity consumers in major cities across the country have decried a sharp decline in power supply over the past three months. Customers who spoke with LEADERSHIP Friday lamented that electricity supply across Nigeria has worsened in recent months — a Read more…


Nigeria’s national power grid collapsed on Friday, marking the first system failure recorded in 2026 and causing a nationwide blackout. Data obtained from the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) showed that electricity generation dropped to zero megawatts (MW) during the Read more…