BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja R-L: Registrar of Environmental Health Council of Nigeria (EHCON) Dr Yakubu Baba; Minister of State for Environment, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako; Director of Practice, Standards and Compliance, EHCON, Mrs Bolanle Ibrahim, flanked by others during the deployment of Environmental Health Officers and treatment materials to tackle the aftermath of flooding in Maiduguri, Borno State in Abuja recently. Committed to the safety of Nigerians, the Federal Government has issued environmental and health advisory for community, household and personal levels that would assist in mitigating the impact of flooding. This followed the devastating flooding on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, when several inmates escaped and corpses washed away from the cemetery due to fast-moving waters that swept more than 70 percent of Maiduguri metropolis, the Borno State capital. News Rider reports that in line with Presidential directives, the ministry has mobilised techn...
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