ABIA STATE GOVERNOR, HAS APPROVED 100 HECTARES OF LAND WITHIN THE ABIA AIRPORT PROJECT SITE FOR THE NIGERIAN AIR FORCE TO BUILD ITS TRAINING BASE IN ABIA STATE.(PHOTO).

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 Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, OFR, has approved 100 hectares of land within the Abia Airport Project Site for the Nigerian Air Force to build its training base in Abia State. The Nigeria Air Force had requested an expansion of the 50 hectares of land already earmarked for its training base at the Abia Airport Project Site.  Governor Otti gave the approval on Tuesday, March 10th, in his office while receiving a delegation of the Nigeria Air Force (NAF), Ground Training Command led by the Commander, Air Vice Marshal Adebayo Gabriel Kehinde, who called on him. "The partnership is such that Abia State Government is handling the runway, and the Federal Government is handling the Airport Terminal.  "We expect the runway to be ready very soon. And the Airport Terminal can come in as time goes on.  "I want to thank the Nigerian Air Force, for the approval to set up a base in Abia, and of course, to further set up a training ground at the Abia Airport Project Site, whic...

FG TAKES STEPS TO ELIMINATE LEAD POISONING IN NIGERIA . (PHOTO).


 Federal Government Takes Steps To Eliminate Lead Poisoning In Nigeria 


The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare have inaugurated a National Interagency Working Group to address the growing threat of lead poisoning in the country 


To combat the crisis, the Ministry has provided laboratory equipment in collaboration with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to enhanced active surveillance, and conduct soil remediation and community education. This was at a workshop in Abuja to finalize and validate the Five-Year National Strategic Plan on Lead Poisoning Elimination where officials underscored the urgency of government response 


Nigeria had witnessed outbreaks of lead poisoning in Zamfara State in 2010, where over 400 children died and several others disabled and in Niger State in 2015. More recently, in 2024, fresh cases were reported in Zamfara and Sokoto States.

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