UNILAG pioneers environmental sustainability innovation
“Though it has become a menace, plastic is what our society will still require at every point of social and economic development. Taking our campus for example, given its location beside the Lagos Lagoon, socio-economic activities herein have major impacts on the coastal environment.”
Ban Ki-Moon tasks nations on fight against desert encroachment
The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon has said it is imperative for all nations of the world to come together to fight desertification as continued land degradation in the world is a major threat to food security.
Communities fear government take-over of forests
As the United Nations Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD+) mechanism intensifies operation in its pilot areas in Cross River State some residents in the communities are nursing fears that their lands could be taken over by the government.
Nigeria faces the threat of Lake Nyos dam break
The prospects of 70,000 Nigerians living on the border line of Lake Nyos being swept off by a bursting dam in Cameroon remains a living nightmare even as the Federal Goverment puts a brave face on new source of diplomatic tension between Nigeria and the central African country.
Group calls on Jonathan to complete mitigation dam
Faced with prospects of damaging impact of the flooding from Lake Nyos on over 200 communities in Nigeria, the Federal Government as a matter of urgency has approved the construction of a dam in Kassimbilla in Taraba State.
Unstable Naira: Clients opt for dollar in property transactions
ARE you looking for land or property to buy, lease or rent in Ikoyi, Victoria Island or similar highbrow neighbourhoods in the country? What currency do you have for the transaction? If you have the local currency (Naira), you had better change the money to the US Dollar, Pounds Sterling or Euro because most property transactions in these areas are now carried out with the more stable foreign currencies.
LAWMA, stakeholders rally on proper medical waste disposal
THE challenges posed by healthcare wastes dominated discourse at the 5th Medical Waste Summit organised by the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) in collaboration with relevant stakeholders in the state.
Rose Garden estate: PMI dangles 10 percent mortgages to investors
A PRIMARY mortgage bank, Messrs Cornerstone Mortgages Limited, owners of Rose Garden Estate located within Shagari Estate GRA, Egbeda, Lagos is dangling a 10 percent mortgage facility to low and medium income earners who want to buy properties in the estate.
Lagos to evaluate foundations of properties in flooded areas
The Lagos State Government said last week that it will carry out evaluation of foundations of buildings at Ajegunle along Ikorodu Road to ascertain their fitness for human habitation following the flooding of the entire Lagos suburb as a result of the release of water from Ogun/Oshun River.
Publication stresses role for biodiversity in fight against climate change
Nature’s riches can play a major role in poverty eradication, but only if governments and businesses recognise the true economic value of the goods and services our environment provides us.
US based firm showcases modular building system
Messrs StRUCtURA CASA Int LLC, a company owned by a Nigerian architect resident in the United States, last week in Lagos unveiled plans to build Legacy Estate in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, using the modular system of building construction. As a forerunner to the project, the company will soon flag off the construction of a prototype estate using the same construction method at New Bodija in the Oyo State capital.
