Kebbi fumigation
24 Sep
The Kebbi Ministry of Environment and Solid Minerals has embarked on a fumigation exercise against mosquitoes and reptiles in the 21 local government areas across the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the exercise was sequel to Gov. Nasir Idris’ mandate to the ministry to cover all the local government areas of…
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