In Nigeria, the mental concern for the impact of changes in the environment is still largely unexplored, this is partly due to the fact that the known and the unknown spaces are still dealing with their changing environment.
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Everyday, human action and inaction make earth become plastic – artificial. The constant need for greed coated as innovation for mankind put so much pressure on the planet and the irony of it all is that man is ever at the suffering end of his actions. Pollution is such an enormous challenge in this generation. Years
“It struck me that all this great work going on in development was fantastic, but if we couldn’t put a safety net under people that stops them from falling back when inevitably bad things happen, then we’re all wasting our time.” Richard Leftley How can our poverty eradication efforts through credit facilities like microfinance, the
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Climate change has obvious and serious implications on our environment but according to a study, its implications go beyond the physical. It isn’t news that young people today have higher documented cases of mental issues ranging from Anxiety, Depression, Suicidal thoughts, Multiple personality disorders and so on. This has been linked to different reasons, climate
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My friend only approached Dr A. to complain about her abysmal exam score for she was sure beyond a reasonable doubt that she did far better than her results showed at semester end. Like University regulation allows, my friend, resolved to call for her paper and approached our lecturer to kick-start the process but instead
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About 6 months ago, we spoke with High Chief Eric Bariza Dooh, the traditional ruler of Goi community in Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State; a community that has been declared uninhabitable as a result of ecological devastation occasioned by oil pollution. We recently spoke again with the High Chief who is also a
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Lagos state is currently regarded as a mega city because it is home to close to 22 million people. These people are scrambling for limited infrastructural amenities. One of these is waste management. In the last one year, some reforms have come into existence and it can be said that a cleaner Lagos state is
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The subject of inclusion is a multifaceted one. There seems to be a lot being said about inclusion and social inclusion. It is almost as if our species have suddenly come to the realisation that we ought to consider everybody when making decisions; adults same as children, boy child same as the girl child, people
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The consequences of environmental hazards, such as Climate change and extreme weather are the world’s biggest problem right now. According to this U.S. report, humans have had more impact on climate change than natural forces. This means that slowing down or reversing the effects of climate change is up to us. According to our source,
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This tweet by Eric coupled with a lot of frustration is what inspired me to write this article. I’d start by commending NEMA so far: they are doing something – it isn’t enough – but then it’s something. I can recall that earlier this year they made calls for people to evacuate, that the floods
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