There is currently considerable confusion over the health and safety issues relating to non-ionizing radiation emitted by GSM telephony base stations and handsets…
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Environment
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When my cousin’s wife with her one-week due pregnancy developed some complications and was rushed to hospital, it was not the doctor that discharged her, it was her pastor. He …
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Every day that this nation flares its gas, it blows about $4million. Juggle that number by 30 days and you get $120million…
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Concerns about the possible effects of pharmaceuticals, their metabolites and other chemicals, including household products is developing into a high profile issue in Europe, the United States, Canada and other …
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Nigeria’s quest to put a halt to the reckless and indiscriminate dumping of wastes can only succeed if the government chooses to change its attitude of dangerous dumping of municipal …
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This is a country that eats its young and brilliant ones. It is not surprising the country is experiencing a “brain drain”. Who will want to stay in a place …
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A good forest policy should strike a balance between profitability and sustainably. In the light of this, forestry operation should be done in such a way as to avoid permanent …
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Nigeria is one of the major sources of oil & gas related atmospheric pollution, which contribute significantly to global warming and also pose a threat to local ecology and public …
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The continued impoverishment of the oil-bearing communities of the Nigeria’s Niger Delta is an indication of a failed Social Impact Assessment system in Nigeria…
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For those who are in doubt, I actually shook hands with Bill Gates because I wanted to know if his fingers were different from mine…
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The oil & gas industry is the major user of radioactive sources in Nigeria. By the same token, it is also the largest producer of radioactive wastes…
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Practically all stages and operations of oil & gas exploration and production are accompanied by undesirable discharges of solid, liquid and gaseous wastes. They include many hundreds of individual hazardous …
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Practically all stages and operations of oil & gas exploration and production are accompanied by undesirable discharges of solid, liquid and gaseous wastes. They include many hundreds of individual hazardous …
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The flawed EIA process for the on-going WAGP is not an isolated case. It is a confirmation of the EIA practice in Nigeria, which is characterised by corruption and infraction …
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Sustainable development is not a destination. It is a journey which individual businesses must undertake to conserve the earth’s resources…
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The role of individuals, communities and non-governmental organisations as environmental ‘guards’ at local levels should be considered as an important ingredient of our enforcement regime…