THE last state-wide environmental sanitation exercise for the month of August was a first of its kind in the annals of Lagos state, dedicated to control the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD.

Residents of Trademore Estate, Lugbe, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja are still counting their losses after they were held hostage for hours by a rampaging flood that over ran the estate recently. The flood, occasioned by a heavy downpour in Abuja, covered over 60 houses. Also affected was a Catholic Church still under construction, which was pulled down by the heavy flood.

MANUFACTURERS of prepaid and post paid electricity meters in the country have urged the electricity distribution companies, DISCOs, to begin to look inwards and patronise locally produced meters.

As part of efforts aimed at changing the mindset of Lagos State residents towards their environment, public infrastructure and their fellow man, among others, the Spirit of Lagos, SOL, has invited Lagos residents to participate in a song competition to select a theme song that will resonate with Lagosians and promote the ideals of Lagos State.

The presidency has urged Nigerians to pray for the troops fighting against the boko haram insurgents, stressing that the highest level of betrayeal of the Nigerian army risking their lives to defend the territory of the country from Boko Haram is to criticize them.

The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, said on Monday there was no case of the Ebola Virus Disease in the Federal Capital Territory as being speculated.

Mr Chikelo Nwune, National Coordinator, Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) said International Development Association (IDA) would support Nigeria with 508.59 million Dollars (about N82.3 billion) loan for its erosion control projects.

Niger on Sunday got a new presidential Boeing 737-700, BBJ (Boeing Business Jet) and which was received by the Defence Minister, Mahamadou Karidjo.

The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Monday said 271 people suspected to have contracted the Ebola virus were under surveillance in Lagos and Port Harcourt as at Sunday.

International experts in agriculture and food security gathered at the Research to Feed Africa High-Level Policy Dialogue in Ethiopia Monday to track progress and inspire action to address critical food shortages in Africa.