Environment

Why Environmental Education Should be Taken Every Where; Both Rural and Urban Areas

Environment /

A lot goes on in many corners of Nigeria, environment wise.  Many people are unaware of the consequence of their actions on the environment. Two of the most common environmental atrocities being indulged in are cutting down trees and bush burning. Trees in bushes are cut down mercilessly to make ends meet. From a little beginning […]

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#GoGreen2017: Some bad environmental practices to leave behind in 2016

Cities, Environment, Waste /

What are your resolutions for 2017? For me, the previous year was one I dropped many practices that affect the natural functionality of the ecosystem and joined a campaign to raise the pitch on how only sustainable practices can guarantee our collective future and how so many practices we called ‘normal’ before are harming the environment. This year, I have pledged to do much more than I did in 2016.

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Oil Spills, Insurgency and Nigeria’s ecosystem

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Since the Nigerian civil war of 1967, Nigeria’s ecosystem is only suffering the next big anthropogenic attack at two main fronts; southern oil spill caused by pipeline vandalism and oil bunkering and the northern bomb blasts and gun violence caused by Boko Haram insurgency. Military vehicle burning during fight against insurgency in Borno source Naturally,

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Sachet Water Waste: A case of uncontrolled disposal

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Like in many other West African countries, sachet water is one of the major sources of drinking water for a large part of the Nigerian population. Commonly called “pure water”, it is a supposedly treated water sold in polythene sachets consumed by members of every social class. While the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration

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BUSH BURNING: BEFORE WE GET SO COMFORTABLE

3 Comments / Agriculture, Environment, Waste /

As the dry harmattan season relatively sets in in most parts of Nigeria, especially the northern parts, a practice which has since become an integral part of the traditional farming process called the slash-and-burn practice, which in other words, is called the bush burning, is about to get underway. This practice is absolutely an unsustainable

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The role of waste and renewable “Eco-businesses” in Nigeria’s economic diversification

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The modern world is challenged by growing demands for energy resources to mitigate dynamic issues and solve diverse problems. In the quest to find solutions, different concepts and ideas have and are being developed among which is the “eco-business”.  The notion of “eco-business” is not entirely a new one. As a concept, it is defined

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The Need for Efficient Drainage System in Nigerian Cities

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As highlighted in my previous blogpost, drainage systems in most of Nigerian cities are bedeviled by multiple problems making them predominantly nonfunctional. This is seriously alarming in the light of the projected increase in the frequency of flood events across Africa. We may not have control over natural disasters, but we can mitigate their effects

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Why Drainages in Nigerian Cities Do Not Prevent Floods

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In the current state of rapid urbanization rate around the world, functioning of infrastructure is necessary to ensure the wellbeing of residences in the cities. Drainage system is one of such structures whose failure can put a whole city on hold. Municipal drainage system constitutes artificial network of open or closed ditches or pipes with

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Deliberations from the Panel Discussion on Ecological Management of Abuja City

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On the 20th of September, Institut Francais du Nigeria brought together urban planning stakeholders  to discuss what urban planning and environmental solutions are right for Nigeria’s Federal Capital, Abuja. The city, being one of the few purposely planned cities in the world, is the seat of power in Nigeria, facing high urbanization rate with all the

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