Bennett Oghifo

2 days ago | thisdaylive.com | Bennett Oghifo

Bennett OghifoNigerians have been urged to play individual roles in the environmental conservation as a way of mitigating the harmful consequences of climate change. The advice came up at THE HERDS in Lagos on Easter Sunday. THE HERDS, a particularly unique and intriguing initiative in this category, blends art with climate advocacy and will visit major cities worldwide in 2025, including Lagos, Nigeria.

2 days ago | thisdaylive.com | Bennett Oghifo

Bennett OghifoIn 2015, Pope Francis, in an encyclical on care for the environment, Laudato si’, called on humanity to be mindful of a crucial need to protect the environment in pursuit of development. The encyclical, a letter from the Pope to Roman Catholic bishops, often about the Church’s official opinion on a subject, was the first ever written by a Pope on the subject of the environment, and it quickly gained traction both inside and outside the Church, according to the Vatican News.

1 week ago | allafrica.com | Bennett Oghifo

The reconstruction of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Expressway, Section I (Abuja - Kaduna) began on Sunday with a flag-off by the Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, who represented President Bola Tinubu. The contract for the reconstruction of this road, which is vital to the socio-economic life of Northern Nigeria, was awarded at N777 billion, According to a statement by Mohammed A Ahmed,Director, Press and Public Relations.

2 weeks ago | allafrica.com | Bennett Oghifo

The African Union Commission, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, and the African Development Bank will host the Sixth Africa Climate Talks in Kampala, Uganda, in partnership with the Uganda Parliamentary Forum, the Pan-Africa Climate Justice Alliance, the Global Centre on Adaptation, UNICEF.

2 weeks ago | thisdaylive.com | Bennett Oghifo

Breaking News Bennett Oghifo in Lagos and Emmanuel Addeh in AbujaThe Minister of Works, David Umahi, yesterday announced that the failed section of the Independence Bridge, Lagos, which was closed for repairs on April 2, 2025, causing heavy traffic gridlock and untold hardship to commuters, has been fixed. A statement in Abuja by the minister’s spokesman, Uchenna Orji, said the situation necessitated the visit of Umahi to Lagos, less than 24 hours after the incident.