OCHA BRIGADE ARRESTS 13 PEOPLE OVER ILLEGAL KAOLIN EXCAVATION IN OZUBULU, UKPOR. (PHOTOS).
OCHA Brigade Arrests 13 people Over Illegal Kaolin Excavation In Ozubulu, Ukpor Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA) Brigade has arrested 13 suspects in Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area, and Ukpor, Nnewi South Local Government Area, over illegal kaolin excavation and activities linked to severe environmental degradation in Anambra State. The arrests followed a targeted enforcement operation at identified excavation sites where indiscriminate removal of soil had been taking place, and the affected locations were immediately sealed to halt further damage and prevent the expansion of erosion-prone areas. Illegal excavation has been identified as a major driver of erosion in Anambra State, weakening soil structure, destroying farmlands, and exposing communities to flooding and gully erosion. The activities also pose long-term risks to infrastructure, livelihoods, and environmental sustainability if left unchecked. The Managing Director of the OCHA Brigade, Comrade Celesti...
Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode today wednesday said that the State and the Province of Gauteng in South Africa both posses the capacity to drive the desired industrial and economic growth in the African continent.Governor Ambode,who addressed Government House Correspondents shortly after a meeting with the Premier of the Province of Gauteng,Mr David Makhura on a possible partnership on advancing trade and industrialization at the Lagos House in Ikeja,described both city-States as the economic powerhouse of both Nigeria and South Africa.The Governor,who disclosed plans to enter into a bi-lateral relationship with the Province of Gauteng,aimed at boosting the economic capacities of not just Nigeria and South Africa,but the continent of Africa,said it would be a win-win situation that would grow the Gross Domestic Product {GDP} that would be beneficial to the citizen of both countries.Disclosing that a Memorandum of Understanding {MoU} would be signed in Johannesburg,South-Africa by September 2017,Governor Ambode said the benefits of the partnership on the long run could not be over-emphasised.More photos below.
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