From Lagos to Enugu down to Kano and most major cities in Nigeria today we see so many risky behavior displayed by most road users which makes one wonder are these road users aware of the dangers of their action to their own life and the life of others, or are they simply ignorant of the risk involved in what they do, or they simply just don’t care.
M angroves are salt-tolerant shrub or tree that grows mainly on coastal inter tidal wetlands and estuaries. Mangroves are one of the world’s dominant coastal ecosystems. Nigeria has the largest mangrove forest in Africa, which spread across the southern part of the country, from Badagry in the southwestern part of Nigeria to Calabar. Major parts of the mangroves in Nigeria are found in the Niger Delta region of the country, mainly in Rivers, Delta and Bayelsa states. The word mangrove not only refers to the plant but also, the ecosystem were these plants thrive is referred to as mangrove ecosystem. There are over seventy different species of mangrove all over the world, in Nigeria three major types of mangrove are mainly found in the country which are commonly referred to as Red, White and Black mangrove. Although other species of mangrove are available in the country, the red white an black mangrove are more prevalent with the red mangrove dominating major parts o...
In arriving at the decision contained in its latest report on Global Urban Ambient Air Pollution, the World Health Organisation (WHO) stated that a study of water pollution in Onitsha, found high levels of arsenic, mercury, lead, copper and iron in its water. It also found more than 100 petrol stations in the city selling low-quality fuel, with attendant fuel spills and many rubbish dumps in the state. It noted that the city’s metal industries, private hospitals, workshops and residents were heavy polluters, emitting chemical, hospital and household waste and sewage. An environmentalist, Chike Okoronkwo, agreed that Onitsha could be experiencing the problem “because most industries there run on generating plants, which generate a great deal of carbon monoxide. There is also so much congestion in the city, with even household waste littering everywhere. The worst is the fact that residents have no idea of how to dispose and manage the refuse they generate.”
well done Izucals!
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