Environment & Health

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

Africa is besieged with numerous unexplained deaths. Many could rightly be attributed to the consequences of poverty and dearth of a well organised and non-epileptic healthcare and social infrastructures. The …

While the world is trying to come to terms with the surreal and unfortunate passage of the legendary Music and entertainment Icon, Michael Jackson, it is imperative to give a …

There is currently considerable confusion over the health and safety issues relating to non-ionizing radiation emitted by GSM telephony base stations and handsets…

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 …

Every day that this nation flares its gas, it blows about $4million. Juggle that number by 30 days and you get $120million…

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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…

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…