Sunday, 22 December, 2024

Category: Environment


Some yet-to-be-identified number of persons may have been trapped as a five-storey building under construction collapsed at Basden Street, Fegge, in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra State. It was gathered that the building, meant to serve commercial purposes on Read more…


The Transmission Company of Nigeria, on Sunday, declared that one of its critical infrastructures, the Shiroro-Katampe 330kV transmission line, was vandalised, making it the fifth of such incidents between February and March this year, leaving the country in the perpetual Read more…


Two pilots on Thursday escaped unhurt when a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Super Mushshak trainer aircraft crashlanded on Kaduna. The minor accident, according to the NAF spokesman, Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Edward Gabkwet, occurred around 2:35pm at about 3.5 nautical Read more…


Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, on Friday, signed the New Enugu City Development Agency Bill, Enugu State Geographical Information System Service Bill, and Enugu State Independence Electoral Commission, ENSIC, (Amendment) Bill into Law. Speaking during the signing, which Read more…


Two persons were on Friday killed in a road accident at Azia junction, Ihiala, by Owerri-Ihiala Expressway, Anambra State. City Round learnt that the lone accident involving an unidentified commercial driver of a Mercedes truck with registration number: XD131NSHU343RE occurred Read more…


Shell Nigeria Plc says it will assist the Nigerian government in providing electricity for millions of people, using renewables. Renewable energy sources include solar, wind, water and other sources that are naturally replenished. Renewable energy is different from non-renewable energy Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor Anambra State government on Thursday said it never bought any tractor with palliative funds. The disclaimer was contained in a press statement signed by Mr Christian Aburime the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the governor. The statement Read more…


Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah reminisces the hardship crippling the masses, particularly the middle and the lower classes. He vocalized his inner thoughts that he will spend a greater degree of his tenure pursuing programs that will impact their quality of Read more…


Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has terminated a road contract awarded to a contracting firm, NBHH Engineering Company. Governor Soludo lambasted the company over negligence and delay in delivering nine roads totaling 14.053km in Okpoko. The Governor announced the immediate Read more…


Unless Ukraine obtains a full NATO membership, it will have no other choice but to develop or somehow else obtain an arsenal of atomic weapons, according to MP Alexey Goncharenko. The Ukrainian lawmaker pressed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Read more…


Russian forces are preparing to capture the Donbass stronghold of Avdeevka after “particularly intense” fighting, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Thursday.  Fighting around Avdeevka is “particularly intense,” Kirby said at a press conference. “We’re getting reports from the Ukrainians Read more…