According to the United Nations Basel Convention on Environment, “Waste are substances or objects, which are disposed of or are intended to be disposed of or are required to be disposed of by the provision of national law. It is therefore necessary for there…
Climate Change has been variously described by scientists,development experts and practitioners as not only the greatest development challenge of the 21st century, but also a civilization challenging ethical problem. Some manifestations of climate change include warming and rising sea levels,…
The United Nations Environment Programme UNEP, states that a million tonnes of food worth an estimated one trillion dollars from annual global food production is lost due to food wastage. This problem is more acute in Nigeria and other less-developed countries…
The Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in West Africa (FECCIWA ) and the Gambia Christian Council (GCC) joined the celebration of the global Churches’ Week of Action on Food and Nutrition. The global Churches’ Week of Action is a…
Event:15th Lagos Book & Art Festival
By Tina Armstrong-Ogbonna ABUJA – Persons with disabilities often remain marginalized and excluded from Disaster Risk Reduction DRR plans and policies, and there is need for more to be done in promoting their inclusion. The Resident Representative of the United…
Thinking through Oduahgate October 28, 2013 by Eze Onyekpere The car purchase scandal involving the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, now known as Oduahgate, reveals the centrality of procurement proceedings in aiding or abetting corruption in…
Paint Manufacturers in Nigeria have been encouraged to eliminate lead compounds from their paint formulation due to the damaging effect of lead to children brain development and pregnant women. The Executive Director of SRADev Nigeria Mr. Leslie Adogame stated this…
Makoko/Iwaya area of Lagos state is documented as one of the oldest fishing village settlements in Africa dating as far back as the year 1890. Executive Director, Social and Economic Rights Action Center (SERAC), Mr. Fredrick Mouka stated this in a…
One of the bills passed by the National Assembly that has been gathering dust on the desk of President Jonathan is on the National Biosafety Management Agency. Okay, we do not expect dust on the President’s desk, so we may…
