It started with a cough, an autumn hack that refused to go away, then came the fevers. They bathed and chilled him, his lungs clattered, his chest tightened and he …
Environment & Health
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Incessant Gas flaring has introduced chemicals, particulate matter or biological materials that can cause harm or discomfort to humans or other living organisms, and damage the natural environment in parts …
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Onitsha the commercial Mecca of Anambra State in Nigeria, the city that gave us Main Market, the largest market in Africa, has been neglected so much that it desperately cries …
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While on clinical posting to the department, I met a woman who just had her worst fear confirmed, she was diagnosed to have a madly spreading cancer in her left …
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Used oil or spent oil is a product of petroleum, produced during the process of fractional distillation. Due to the presence of the hydrogen carbon bond and hydro-carbon chains it …
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There are uncertainties and extensive inter-collegial disagreements over the first HIV/AIDS case in Nigeria but the fact remains that the virus is here, and is eating deep into our nation, …
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Nigeria, the sleeping giant of Africa and its leaders and privileged citizens are still mounting podiums and making speeches and addresses rather than getting our hands dirty by doing what …
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Even though there has been a lot of money and effort put in by the Federal Capital Territory to green Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital, activities of another federal government agency, …
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The world’s decision-makers and decision-influencers are gearing up to confront the coming cataclysm of climate change in Copenhagen, Denmark this December 2009…
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Climate change is real. There is no doubt that the earth is becoming warmer than it was. This is not a conspiracy theory. Most people you meet will tell you …
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Daily surfeit of rain in the southern part of Nigeria has blighted a-yet-to-come dry season. An attached flood has again brought problems for householders in low-lying areas of the coastal …
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Westerners know that toxic wastes are disasters waiting to explode. It is this realization of the magnitude of risks that have led to stringent regulation and control of hazardous materials …
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Even though the Clean Development Mechanism, CDM, of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC, began three years ago in Kwale, Delta State, with the aim of mopping …
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In the past, drugs were not as strong and potent as they are now. Even the so-called ‘Natural’ or soft drugs like marijuana or ‘skunk’ are many times more powerful …
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Last week, the Nigerian Ministry of Environment hosted a well-attended conference at Sheraton Hotel and Towers in Abuja. The conference brought together scientists, experts, the academia and civil society to …
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Environmental governance does not only deal with the kinds of top-down mechanisms frequently used by government to ensure regulatory compliance. It includes actions taken by civil society groups, scientific community, …