Environmentally

By Abdulwasiu Olokooba ― It was a sunny Tuesday afternoon at Ijero community in Ijero Local Government area of Ekiti State. Although the sun was biting hard, it did not deter the illegal miners who were […]

Peace Oladipo reports on the effects of deforestation and illegal logging on human lives and how ignorance and poverty drive the trade in Ekiti Communities. Sweat dripped from their bodies as their chainsaws’ noise constantly […]

By Tiamiyu Hikmah ― Forty-two-year-old Adeyemo Abdulazeez ventured into the waste recycling business eight years ago at Ijokodo, a suburb of Ibadan, southwest Nigeria. The business kept growing until the erratic power supply in the area […]

By Adepoju Kowiyat ― It was a sunny afternoon in April when a middle-aged man who simply identified himself as Tony, a farmer in Agbadu Community went to fetch water from the stream to drink when […]

By Abibat Tijani ― Local charcoal production is one of the lucrative businesses residents of Alaagba area of Ibarapa South Local Government of Oyo State have begun to venture into following the hike in price of […]

In Kwara State, the loggers and charcoal producers are making fortunes from deforestation but no one is planting to replace the fallen trees. Abdulrasheed Hammad travelled to Moro local government area of the state to […]

Conservators say wildlife may soon go into extinction locally and globally if poachers continue to prey on wildlife. FAWAZ ADEBISI writes after visiting Omo Forest Reserve in Ogun State.   It was a sunny day […]

By ‘Damilola Roleola ― Ewekoro local government area (LGA) in Ogun State has been the host community to one of Lafarge Africa cement plants in Nigeria for over fifty years. In July 2015, it merged with […]

“With a N20,000 bribe, an external buyer can influence the youth in host communities , Cross River state, to cut down trees from the forest illegally.” Kehinde Ogunyale Travelling into the Cross River forest as […]

Quadri Yahya ― Fareedah Ogundairo, 19, has a sensitive sense of smell to irritants in the air. She avoids exposure to air pollution as much as possible. However, one day she didn’t know the trash […]