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Climate Change: Niger Govt. Puts Communities on Red Alert

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As part of efforts to mitigate all disasters predicted by the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMET) for 2022, the Niger State Government has issued an early warning to build the resilience of communities at risk.

Alhaji Ahmed Inga, the Director-General, Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), made this known in a statement on Monday, in Minna.

Inga said the warning was based on the 2022 seasonal weather prediction by NiMET, aimed at preventing and mitigating the impact of such disasters.

He stressed that it was an early advisory to residents that were prone to disasters to observe some environmental rules and regulations such as desisting from building structures on waterways and avoiding dumping of refuse in drainage.

He further listed others as limiting activities around river banks at the peak of raining season, switching off all electrical appliances when not in use and avoiding storage of petrol and other inflammable items in homes.

The director-general also warned against indiscriminate felling of trees, urging the people of the state to plant more trees within their environment to curb desertification.

According to Inga, the public should also take good care their health during this period by clearing gutters and drainage to push out stagnant water that normally breeds mosquitoes, and also use medically treated nets to prevent malaria.

Inga advised residents of the state to dress in light clothes during the day, drink lots of water and healthy liquid substances, and always stay in well-ventilated spaces to prevent meningitis.

He said NiMET’s 2022 prediction indicated that the onset of rains in North Central would start between April and May, and would last between 100 and 200 days, with 15 dry days between May and August.

Inga further advised farmers who would be engaging in the rainy season farming to contact the Niger State Agricultural Mechanisation and Development Agency for flood resistant and improved seedlings. (NAN)

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Climate: Dangote Group reaffirms commitment to sustainability 

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The Dangote Group has reaffirmed commitment to environmental sustainability with enunciation of seven key pillars that underpin its operations.

The pillars are institutional, social, economic, financial, environmental, operational and cultural sustainability.

The company reaffirmed the commitment at an environmental journalism workshop in Lagos with the theme: “Reporting the Environment for Sustainability”.

Mr James Adenuga, Acting Group Head, Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) & Sustainability at Dangote Group, said that the seven key pillars centred on people, planet and profit, to mitigate climate change.

Adenuga represented by Mr Adeyemi Adun, Group Environment and Sustainability Specialist at Dangote Industries Ltd.

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spoke on the topic: “Reporting the Environment for Sustainability’’.

He said the group would remain committed to building a socially responsible and impactful business that would serve all stakeholders.

Adenuga described sustainability as development that would meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of the future.

He said the group invested funds in environmental research yearly to drive its decision making.

He added that the group partnered the UN for training on sustainability and climate change advocacy.

“The issue of sustainability should start from the home and should not be for governments and companies only, to solve global environmental problems one after the other,” Adenuga said.

Mr Aliu Akoshile, Executive Director at Climate Africa Media Initiative & Centre (CAMIC), called on journalists to take reporting of the environment seriously because `it is binds everyone together’.

“If the environment is not conducive, there won’t be development; journalists have a lot to do in order to report fairly,” Akoshile said.

Akoshile spoke on the topic: “Journalism and Climate Change.”

He hoped that the training would encourage journalists to appreciate efforts of corporate organisations such as Dangote Group toward achieving environmental sustainability in Nigeria.

Akoshile also urged journalists to do investigative reports to address some environmental issues.

He hoped that the training would enable journalists to pay adequate attention to their environments and climate.

Akoshile urged that companies should be assessed by their contributions to the society.

He listed challenges of climate change reporting as scientific complexity and communication, limited resources and newsroom constraints, skepticism, denial and disinformation, among others.

Akoshile urged journalists to seek partnerships with non-governmental organisations and corporations in climate reporting, as well as engage local communities and indigenous voices.

He said that environmental journalism required critical thinking and interrogation of issues, adding that journalists should hold governments accountable.

A research analyst at Africa Check, Mr Allwell Okpi, urged journalists to give attention to fact-checking to avoid misinformation.

Okpi said that journalists must identify the original source of information and verify the content before publishing.

He urged journalists to be factual about names, titles, places, quotes and video clips in their stories to avoid misinformation.

“Bloggers seek online traffic, everyone who creates and shapes information has agenda,” he said.

Okpi warned journalists to avoid relying on transferred information in news reporting.

“Once there is transfer of information, there would be distortion, and journalists must avoid that,” he said.

He said that journalists must get their sources and experts to explain jargons for easy understanding.

Okpi spoke on “Fact Check and Investigative Journalism.”

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that about 60 journalists participated in the training organised by Dangote Group in partnership with CAMIC.

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NiMet alerts Northern states on deteriorating visibility

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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has alerted the public on the possibility of deterioration in visibility in some northern states as a result of dust haze propagated into the country from the source region.

This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Muntari Ibrahim, NiMET’s  General Manager of Public Affairs on Wednesday in Abuja.

NiMet said stations in the source region from Chad (Faya-Largeau, Bol-Berim, Mongo, Abeche and Ndjamena) have been reporting horizontal visibility between other sources from Niger that share borders with northern Nigeria.

“Diffa, Maine-Soroa, Goure, Bila, Maradi, zinder and Birni-n- Konni have been reporting dust haze in poor visibility between 1000m and 3000 m since the last 24 hours.

” Due to strong winds, the dust in suspension is expected to propagate to some states in the northern part of the country, which will further reduce horizontal visibility.

” There are prospects of dust haze (in moderate to poor horizontal visibility) over the northern parts of the country , especially over Katsina , Kano, Nguru, Jigawa Potiskum and Maiduguri in the next 24 hours”, the statement said.

NiMet advised members of the public to take necessary precautions due to dust particles presently in suspension over the atmosphere.

The agency advised Individuals with respiratory ailments to protect themselves as the current weather condition is not good for their health.

“Airline operators are also advised to avail themselves of weather reports from NiMet for effective planning in their operations.

“NiMet will continue to monitor the weather and provide updates when necessary,” it said. 

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NGO plants 80 trees in Karshi to mitigate climate change

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Creative Vision Development Foundation, an Abuja-based NGO has planted 80 trees in Karshi a suburb within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to mitigate climate change.

Mrs Funmilola Oladejo, Executive Director of the NGO said this during the tree planting  exercise in the community on Tuesdays in Abuja.

“We have planted 80 trees in Karshi today to mitigate climate change within the community.

“Planting of economic trees is essential in the environment because it serves as shade, cover, food, climate change mitigation, gives cooler temperature and ensures a healthy environment amongst others.

“We will continue to collaborate with communities at the grassroots and plant more trees in secondary schools within the FCT to mitigate climate change,” she assured.

Oladejo noted that the NGO was carrying out a project called  Youth Advocacy for Climate Action (YACA).

The YAGA (project) theme is; “Go green Plant a tree today save our planet”.

Jude Gagah, Programme Intern with the NGO said that the trees planting was aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change within the area.

“One of the issues affecting humans on earth is the environment due to human activities such as burning of fossil fuels, deforestation and the indiscriminate disposals of wastes within the environment ” he said.

He decried the attitude of most residents who drop their wastes in drainage lines believing that when the rains fall it would wash the wastes away,  but instead these wastes block the water channels which causing flooding.

Gagah expressed displeasure over what flooding could cause in the society after such acts of indoctrinate waste disposal and called on residents to be more cautious.

Responding, Alhaji Ahmed Doka, District Head Karshi, expressed satisfaction over the tree planting gesture saying that it was a welcome development for the people of the area.

“We are having soil erosion in our community so with the planting of trees it will help us control the erosion,” he said.

He urged them to monitor the trees that they have planted to ensure survival.(NAN)

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