Monthly Archives: July, 2014

Why Okun Alfa experiences flooding, by Elegushi

The Okun Alfa community, which hosts the once-popular Alpha Beach in Lekki area of Eti-Osa Local Government in Lagos, has in numerous occasions been...

Gulf of Guinea countries face environmental security challenge

Environmental security remains a challenge in the Gulf of Guinea and needs a sustained, robust response by countries in the area, Abidjan Convention Regional...

Climate change: Tackling poverty, ignorance

Ignorance could often be considered a significant factor of influence in the wise of the low-level   perception of climate change among the common people...

Why Nigeria does not need genetically modified foods

In a recent edition of “Fact Sheet,” a publication of the ecological think-tank, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), writers Juan Lopez, Mariann Orovwuje...

Journalists get capacity for investigative reporting

In view of the evolving importance of environmental journalism in Nigeria, the practice is about to get a boost as environmental reporters join other...

How government killed Nigeria’s cocoa industry

Our cocoa industry has the potential to employ millions of Nigerians and also create economic spin-offs, which would in turn provide employment for other...

‘Nigeria sits on environmental health time bomb’

Just when Nigerians are counting on the possibility that Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, will be counted among the best cities of the world,...

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Association urges dialogue, strategy over charcoal export ban

The National Association of Charcoal Producers, Dealers, Exporters and Afforestation of Nigeria (NACPDEAN) has called for urgent and coordinated...
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Plateau mine gas tragedy: Govt inaugurates 18-member probe panel

The Federal Government has inaugurated a high-level 18-member committee to investigate the Zurak Mines gas poisoning incident in Wase...

NCDC alerts 10 states on flood-linked cholera, disease outbreak risks

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has alerted 10 states to a high risk of cholera and...

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Association urges dialogue, strategy over charcoal export ban

The National Association of Charcoal Producers, Dealers, Exporters and...

Plateau mine gas tragedy: Govt inaugurates 18-member probe panel

The Federal Government has inaugurated a high-level 18-member committee...