Professor Osibanjo made the call in an interview with the Newsmen in Lagos. According to him, 70 per cent of flooding problems in the state is as a result of waste blocking the drainage systems, thereby obstructing the free flow of water when it is raining. “A lot of solid waste is generated daily in […]
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Dam building has caused controversy when local communities, whose lives have been uprooted to make way for the dam, have not received the livelihood opportunities, compensation and/or services promised to them by politicians. Better roads and water supplies, secure irrigated land, reservoirs for fishing, schools, clinics, and markets are among the benefits that dams can
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Friday directed the immediate planting of 500,000 trees in 78 locations to protect the environment and promote healthy living. Ambode, represented by his Deputy, Dr. Idiat Adebule, gave the directive in Lagos at the 2017 Tree Planting Campaign organized by the Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency. The campaign had
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A team of experts who recently converged on Abuja to proffer solutions to the nation’s energy crises has demanded a national renewable energy policy to achieve the right energy mix for Nigeria, curb pollution and address climate change. The policy, the participants noted, should redirect attention from fossil fuels such as oil and gas, nuclear,
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Global warming is the continuing rise in the average temperature of the earth. Scientist agree that the main cause of the current global warming trend is the human use of fossil fuels. Which, releases Carbon Dioxide, Methane and other gases that contribute to the Green House Effect; warming that results when heat is trapped within the
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According to data from worldometers, a global real-time statistics and data platform, Nigeria added 52.22 million people to its population in the last 12 years, making it the country with the 7th highest number of people in the world. At a population of 191.89 million (182.2 million in 2015), Nigeria presently makes up 2.55 percent of the
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Leaders of the G20 group of nations at the weekend stated that the Paris Agreement on Climate Action is “irreversible”, even as they agree on a climate and energy action plan which appears to set out concrete steps to accelerate the world’s transitions to low carbon and greater resilience to climate change. In the leaders’ declaration that
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The Valuable Waste Movie is the first of its kind in Nigeria produced and directed by a Nigerian youth – Adesoji Adeyemi-Adejolu on waste management. The movie has scenes shot in various parts of Nigeria and West Africa and is directed mostly to young people to join in the fight against pollution. July is Plastic Free Month
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The Edge Series Summit is in its fourth year and has hosted three successful conferences at the Muson Centre every July since 2014. This year their focus is on “The Green Economy”. This year’s edition involves practical sessions to address topics on sustainability, this will help young minds know what impact they can make and how
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The Federal Government has said that it is aware of the challenges of climate change and thus determined to address its effects on the nation. Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, said this when he inaugurated the Ecological Fund intervention projects, executed at the Federal College of Education, Eha-Amufu in Isiuzo Local Government Area of Enugu
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