By Busayo Onijala
Lagos, Jan. 25, 2021 U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, has unveiled the U.S Consulate’s reference-grade Air Quality Monitor, effectively linking Nigeria to air quality index information and health messaging from the United States’ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
A statement issued on Monday said the project was part of the U.S. mission’s ongoing contribution to environmental sustainability in Nigeria.
Leonard expressed optimism that the new equipment which highlighted the U.S’ commitment to environmental sustainability would enhance the Consulate’s capacity to provide reliable data on air quality, .
“Through a team effort, we have successfully procured air quality monitors for the Embassy in Abuja and Consulate in Lagos, through the Greening Diplomacy Initiative’s Department of State’s Air programme.
By Busayo Onijala
Lagos, Jan. 7, 2021 Nigeria became a beautiful bride of sort in a year of pandemic as the international community came to her aid in the fight against coronavirus in 2020.
Suffice to say that Nigeria benefited immensely from the benevolence of a few of the global actors in 2020, a year that will go down in history books as one of the most exceptional we have ever had.
What was initially thought to be ephemeral, COVID-19, left the whole world with a rude awakening of what the new reality could be.
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic after more than 118,000 cases had been reported in 114 countries, and 4,291 people had lost their lives.
By Busayo Onijala
Lagos, Dec. 31, 2020 The United Kingdom (UK) has pledged an extra £47 million aid to provide food, nutrition, water, and shelter for nine countries and regions including Nigeria.
This is contained in a statement by Gill Atkinson, the Acting High Commissioner of the British High Commission.
A breakdown of the provision shows that £7 million (3.7 billion naira) of the funding will be made available to Nigeria through the World Food Programme which is estimated to reach 430,000 Nigerians with unconditional food assistance and support for 108 days.
The aid is in addition to the £14 million provided for Yemen earlier in December and the £8 million provided for Nigeria in September 2020.