Chime O. Asonye is the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Abia State on Sustainable Development Goals. Previously, he worked as an Associate for the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on the UN Millennium Development Goals (OSSAP-MDGs). For his work at OSSAP-MDGs, in 2012 he was nominated for […]
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On the 16th of June 2016, the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) held their 2016 Annual lecture tagged “Sustainable Development and the Financial Sector: The Meeting Point” by Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed at the Ijewere Hall, Bankers House of their Victoria Island Office. Though the minister was not present, she was represented by the Director-General,
Part 2/13 of the Business Sustainability in Nigeria Series by Adiya Atuluku and Jennifer Uchendu The business sustainability concepts we talk about here are tools, ideas and models that can be used to achieve business sustainability. There are so many of these concepts, and each of them is a way of breaking down sustainability in business
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When considering female micro-entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa, I often remember the stark images of the women of Yaba market in Lagos. Some of the market women sell food produce, others focus on the textile business and a greater number work as the “Jacquelines” of all trades. I often wonder if they designed and wrote out
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The Bramble Cay melomys—a rodent found only on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef—has been declared extinct, according to a new study from researchers at the Queensland’s Department of Environment and Heritage Protection and the University of Queensland. Alarmingly, this could be the first mammal species wiped out due to human-induced climate change. The researchers came to the conclusion
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Arts can speak to emotion as well as to reason and in finding new ways to articulate the richness and diversity of relationship between people and their environment, this organisation, 254 Environment has begun this amazing competition to drive art for the environment in 10 universities in Kenya. The art and environment competition provides a special opportunity for
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Dr Olajumoke Akiode is a woman with a deep passion for ethics in sustainability and women empowerment. She is the founder of the Centre for Ethics and Sustainable Development, a professional development policy researcher, advocate for social change, mother and a Nigerian. She holds a doctorate degree in applied Ethics from the University of Lagos
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Child not bride re-tells the age old saga of the marital union of a girl barely in her teens and a man just one inch closer to six feet under. The movie takes its time in a straightforward approach, opening up with a scene that gives us a glimpse of the family’s financial situation and
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We have not been to heaven before but we are certain that they use solar energy up there and this susty resort in The Maldives has all the heavenly features there needs to be. The Finolhu Villas on Kaafu Atoll is the world’s first 100% solar-powered 5-star resort which sits at just over 13-acres, the island resort
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Below are pictures from the #WED2016NG event held by the Federal Ministry of Environment in Abuja on sunday, June 5th 2016. Pupil from Model Primary School Maitama speaks on dangers of deforestation & pollution including #Ogoni #WED2016NG pic.twitter.com/09ZWVDbmLY — Esther Agbarakwe (@estherclimate) June 5, 2016 Pictures are courtesy of Esther Agbarakwe, Special Adviser
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