Sharon Ikeazor
Minister laments growing violence against female politicians as lawyer seeks travel ban on governors
2 days ago
Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Sharon Ikeazor, has lamented the escalating violence against women in the political arena as the country prepares to hold elections next year.
2 Dec
Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs has expressed readiness to commission and handover the Skill Acquisition Centre it built at Abaezi-Egbema in Ohaji/Egbema Council of Imo State to the state government.
30 Nov
Single 17.5 kilometres carriageway linking Okpala community in Imo State and Igwurita community in Rivers State, rehabilitated by the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, has been commissioned.
3 Jul
Nigeria has pledged its commitment to an international, legally-binding instrument aimed at reducing the menace of marine plastic pollution from land-based sources and activities.
13 May
Ogoni Elders’ Forum, also known as ‘Gbo Kabaari Ogoni’, has decried incessant changes of minister for the Ministry of Environment, calling for expedited actions on key projects in Ogoni, including the cleanu.
18 Apr
The Federal Government, United States and United Nations Office on Drug and Crime have put in place National Strategy Policy to combat illegal wildlife trade and forest crimes for five years.
27 Feb
The Minister of State for Environment, Chief Sharon Ikeazor, has assured that National Biosecurity Policy and Action Plan will improve areas of infrastructure, technology and advocacies as frontiers to ensure prevention and preparedness to Biothreats.
21 Feb
The Minister of State for Environment,Sharon Ikeazor, has said that Nigeria’s wetlands are rich in biodiversity and play key role in water purification, water storage, processing of carbon and other nutrients.
14 Feb
A tripartite project agreement has been endorsed between the Federal Government and development partners for sustainable plastic waste management in the Federal Capital Territory and Lagos State.
7 Feb
The Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor, has said that Nigeria's wetlands are rich in biodiversity and stand out on the continent of Africa, plays key functions such as water purification
24 Jan
The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the World Health Organisation (WHO), is partnering d other stakeholders to undertake activities geared at containing Lassa fever in Nigeria.
17 Jan
United States-based environmental organisation, WildAid, has launched a public awareness conservation campaign in Nigeria to reduce demand for illegal bushmeat in major urban centres.
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The medical consultants under the auspices of the Medical and Dental Consultants' Association (MDCAN) have raised the alarm that the migration of the medical workforce from the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), is seriously affecting the survival of the tertiary health institution.
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Further to its commitment to the ban on commercial motorcycles within the nation's capital, Abuja, the joint enforcement team of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) crushed 432 seized motorcycles on Thursday.
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The Boko Haram insurgency terrorising the Northeast part of the country is the handiwork of foreigners who penetrated the region in the guise of seeking to acquire Quranic education, Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Umar El-Kanemi, has said.
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The senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Kano central, Abdulsalam AbdulKareem (popularly known as AA Zaura) has vowed that he would rather remain stronger in the face of political "detractors" bent to tarnish his hard-earned reputation.
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Eminent Nigerians from the Southeast under the authority of the Igbo Elders Consultative Forum have urged Southeast residents to reject the five-day sit-at-home declared by Finland-based Simon Ekpa, a protege of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The South-East elders described Ekpa's draconian order as the height of insensitivity to…