OCHA BRIGADE ARRESTS 13 PEOPLE OVER ILLEGAL KAOLIN EXCAVATION IN OZUBULU, UKPOR. (PHOTOS).

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 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...

OGUN HOSTS 18TH NATIONAL COUNCIL IN TRANSPORTATION. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE


 Ogun Hosts 18th National Council On Transportation 


The Ogun State Government will be hosting the 18th edition of the National Council on Transportation from Tuesday, 13 February, to Friday, 16 February, 2024.


The meeting, to be hosted by Governor Dapo Abiodun, will have in attendance Commissioners in charge of Transportation in the 36 states and the FCT, their permanent secretaries, Transport Secretaries, Director of Planning Research and Statistics and other stakeholders. 


The Guest of Honour is the Minister For Transportation, Senator Saidu Alkali, 


The theme for this year’s edition is  ‘Embracing Innovations and Technologies For Sustainable Transportation: Tackling The Energy Challenges’


Commissioner for Transportation in Ogun State, Engr. Olugbenga Dairo, in a statement at the weekend, said  the programme is an  avenue to foster  development in the  Nigeria transportation system being  a yearly event. 


“The National Council on Transportation is a national and yearly event geared at developing transportation system in Nigeria.


“I am delighted to inform you that His Excellency, Prince Dapo Abiodun, CON, Governor of Ogun State in his unrelenting effort at repositioning the State as one to reckon with in national transportation innovative in the country, has graciously accepted to host this year’s National Council on Transportation which is the 18th Edition of it , from Tuesday 13th  February to Friday 16th February 2024 at June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto Abeokuta.


“The  State will play host to all transport experts, regulators, policy makers, investors  and operators across the country, including federal and state ministries of transportation, federal agencies within the transport sector to discuss current transport issues , provide innovative and technological ideas which culminate in formulation and adoption of policies and common resolutions,” Dairo said.

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