September 2016

Deliberations from the Panel Discussion on Ecological Management of Abuja City

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On the 20th of September, Institut Francais du Nigeria brought together urban planning stakeholders  to discuss what urban planning and environmental solutions are right for Nigeria’s Federal Capital, Abuja. The city, being one of the few purposely planned cities in the world, is the seat of power in Nigeria, facing high urbanization rate with all the […]

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Why groundwater over abstraction and borehole proliferation is an impending doom

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The water need of the populace rests on the shoulders of the three tiers of government. The federal government is responsible for the development of water resources and its allocation to the states. The state governments in turn are responsible for the supply of the water to end users in the state, while the local

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What We Learned from Attending the Environmental Roundtable Discussion for Africa

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The International Environment Roundtable for Africa (IERA) took place last week Thursday, 1st September. Co-founder of Green Habitat Abdulmumin Tanko and I (Sadiq) joined fellow environmentalists from Nigeria and other African countries at the event organized by GreenLife Magazine in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja. The theme of the one day event centered on “curbing environmental

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