This post first appeared on urb.im. As the commercial centre of Nigeria, Lagos has continued to attract flocks of migrants in the quest for partaking in the economic opportunities the city offers. The rapid population growth of the city has continued to exert pressure on available resources including public infrastructure and spaces. Areas that are designed […]
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Jacqueline Shaw is a professional Fashion Designer by trade with a background working and designing for fashion companies PUMA, Russell Athletic, Ocean Pacific, Fila, Chilli Pepper in London to name a few, and Babylon Princesse (Talent in Shanghai) in China. An eco-entrepreneur, owner of ethical designer wedding dress company Latibeau Ltd and with a large interest in
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We cannot overemphasize the fact that we have a pollution culture problem, one that makes it difficult to break apart because Nigerians have been so used to the status-quo. On International Youth Day 2016, SustyVibes, Orodata, The Valuable Waste Initiative, Tamara Posibi and Tomisin Olumuyiwa are working together to promote a campaign that looks at
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This post was inspired by Peter Adeleye’s post on spaces for public leisure and community participation in Nigeria. It has been a while I wrote on this column, I have been so busy with other projects that I forgot I visited this park the last time I went to Abuja, though it was evening time
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Part 10/13 of the Business Sustainability in Nigeria Series with Adiya Atuluku and Jennifer Uchendu As with any concept of business, there are guardians and regulatory bodies that help set standards and frameworks for activities within the business sustainability space. Let’s meet some of the guardians below, we expect that both large and small businesses
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Members of Ladanawa village in Katsina State have allegedly stolen bags of poisonous grains meant for destruction. The state Commissioner for Local Government, Abdulkadir Ahmed Zakka, told journalists that a truck carrying 300 bags of grains from the state Agricultural and Rural Development Agency (KTARDA) main store to another location for destruction, broke down in
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The Centre for Public Policy Alternatives (CPPA), as part of its IDRC Stakeholder analysis for the GrOW Project, held a Forum attended by a broad set of participants, ranging from Government functionaries, to Civil Society leaders and Entrepreneurs. The Forum’s Opening Remarks was given by Ms. J. Oyegun (Former Chief Diversity Officer- World Bank) and Keynote Address was delivered
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Born on August 10th 1992, Ebenezar Wikina hails from Kono in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. He is a digital journalist who is passionate about the role of new media in advancing the work of diplomacy and sustainable development. Ebenezar currently serves as Digital Communications/Research Officer at the Government of Rivers State
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The Center for Ethics and Sustainable Development, Lagos, Nigeria (CESD) and the Center for Public Policy Alternatives, Lagos, Nigeria (CPPA) both think-tanks that focus on policy research and the promotion of evidence-based policy making process in Nigeria, organized a Stakeholders’ roundtable to evaluate the policy environment, processes and frameworks around public private partnerships (PPP) in
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I am doctoral student who is extremely passionate about her research area of renewable energy. This passion translates into multiple conversations about the need for an overhaul of the energy system in Africa. With my fellow Africans, regardless of nationality, I am confronted with baffled expressions and the general misunderstanding of the necessity of this area
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