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Health

MSF and Macina officials review needs of displaced households

Médecins Sans Frontières met Macina officials on 5 October to assess needs among people displaced after attacks on three villages. MSF said it was considering a mobile team in Macina for three months; local officials described gaps in medical care, food, water and shelter.

Agence malienne de presse et de publicité (AMAP)2 min read
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Infrastructure

Ekiti awards solar-borehole contract for Iyin Road and Odo

Ekiti State’s rural water agency recorded a ₦28,136,861.50 solar-powered borehole rehabilitation contract with Blue Offshore Global Services, for the Iyin Road/NNPC and Odo areas of Ado Ekiti. The registry gives an award date of 2026-10-05; it does not establish that works are complete or the amount has been paid.

Ekiti State Open Contracting Data Standard procurement registry1 min read
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Infrastructure

Ekiti awards solar-borehole contract for Iloro, Ayegbaju and Iyeni

Ekiti State’s rural water agency recorded a ₦28,136,861.50 solar-powered borehole rehabilitation contract with Sparkling Imperium Concepts Ltd, for Iloro, Ayegbaju and Iyeni in Ire Ekiti. The registry gives an award date of 2026-10-02; it does not establish that works are complete or the amount has been paid.

Ekiti State Open Contracting Data Standard procurement registry1 min read
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Technology

ITU and WMO call to protect weather radio spectrum

Two UN agencies urged protection of frequencies used for forecasts, early warnings, climate monitoring and water management, releasing a joint handbook.

International Telecommunication Union and World Meteorological Organization1 min read
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Infrastructure

USACE awards Walsh $169.4 million Fort Worth North Bypass Channel contract

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District awarded Walsh Construction Company II a $169,431,703 firm-fixed-price contract to build the North Bypass Channel of the Central City flood risk project.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District2 min read
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