Aregbesola Spends N2.5b On Channelisation

Osun State Government, yesterday, said it has spent about N2.5billion on dredging of waterways and canals to ensure free-flow of water and save the state from flooding.

Speaking to newsmen on the occasion of World Environment Day in Osogbo, the Osun State Commissioner for Environment and Sanitation, Professor Bukola Oyawoye, said that in the last three and half years, the present government has taken necessary precautions to ensure a flood-free raining season in the state.

Oyawoye added that apart from clearing waterways, the administration has also embarked on sensitisation of the populace on the dangers of dumping refuse on water paths.

Lagos, Warri, Port Harcout, Calabar May be threatens by rising sea level says minister

FG on Thursday warned that about 32 million residents along the coastlines in Lagos and the Niger Delta region may be displaced because of the rise in sea level. The government noted that with an accelerated sea level rise of 0.5 meters, 35 per cent of the Niger Delta landmass would be lost.

It added that with accelerated sea level rise of 1.0 meters, 75 per cent of the Niger Delta will be gone under water.

The Minister of Environment, Laurentia Mallam, alerted the coastline residents to the looming danger at this year’s World Environment Day, with the theme: Raise Your Voice Not the Sea Level.