According to the Lagos state Commissioner at a recent press release in Alausa, Lagos might be in for another water disaster sooner than we would have imagined. Dr. Babatunde Adejare, Lagos State Commissioner for Environment has advised residents living along the plains of Ogun River to be on the alert and perhaps relocate temporarily, as […]
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We believe you must have heard that more than 110,000 people in 24 communities including Makurdi, Benue state have been displaced by a flood. The Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Mr. Boniface Ortese, who announced this said over 2,769 households were also affected. Places affected include Achusa, Idye, Wurukum Market, Genabe, Industrial
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The African Water and Sanitation Ministers attending the 2017 World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden, have highlighted the importance of wastewater to the region’s hope of achieving economic growth and sustainable development. Speaking before and during the opening plenary in Central Stockholm on Monday, August 28, 2017, water and sanitation ministers from the five sub-regions
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Everywhere you go, you see sachets of water littering the streets or filling the drainages or even hanging on tree branches due to improper disposal. The producers of these plastic materials are also not helping matters by not embracing extended producer responsibility. According to Mathias Wandera, plastic bags are non-biodegradable and may take up to
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At the start of World Water Week, 28 August 2017- Encouraging global action to support clean water and sanitation, United Nations General Assembly President Peter Thomson mentioned that when it comes to the environment, everything is connected. “None should imagine that the state of sanitation and coral reefs are anything but directly connected,” Mr. Thomson
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Last weekend, SME100, a leading Nigerian youth-driven entrepreneurship and capacity building centre rewarded 25 young Nigerian Entrepreneurs under the age of 25 at a Ceremony in Lagos. The award derives from a selection process in which organizations from different sectors, set up by young entrepreneurs under the age of 25 recorded impressive growth within two years
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A trending conversation about the rising price of sanitary products started on twitter some 8 months ago and this prompted marketing specialist, Oghenakaro Ibada Omu. to undertake some research. In the course of conducting a research on sanitary pads and women globally and Africa, her research led to founding the Sanitary Aid for Nigerian Girls
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A ban on plastic bags came into force Monday in Kenya and those found in violation of the ban could be given a maximum fine of $38,000 or serve a four-year jail term. The ban applies to the use, manufacture, and importation of plastics and gives a minimum fine of about $19,000 or a years’
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Combating climate change is inevitable and one of the tools we are using today is Climate Financing. This is a blend of public and private funds sourced from multilateral or bilateral agencies and examples include Africa Risk Capacity and the Green Climate Fund. Through Climate Finance projects ranging from Sunshine Schools in China to the
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Imagine having a smart alarm in your Automated Home that wakes you up at flexible times which is based on city activities such as weather and traffic that can influence your day. Imagine you have an app on your phone that monitors your sleep and wake routine, number of steps taken in a day, and
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