Environment

Flood Management: Desist from dumping refuse into drains – Environmental Expert

By Web News 829

As Nigerians continue to experience more rainfall, residents of Ibadan have been told to desist from dumping their waste into the drains and rivers that are around the ancient city.

An Environmental and Water Resources Management expert, Professor Grace Oloukoi gave the warning while speaking with Radio Nigeria on the dangers associated with indiscriminate dumping of refuse into drains during the raining season.

Professor Oloukoi explained that flooding had over the years been an outcome of people using rainfall as opportunity to dump refuse into gutters and rivers.

She said aside from human resources and farmland destroyed by flood, residential buildings in flood-prone areas are also deserted by owners due to poor management of erosion.

The Environmental and Water Resources expert who is also a senior lecturer at Lead City University, Ibadan implored Nigerians to have an attitudinal change towards waste disposal methods for the safety of all.

Professor Oloukoi also called on government agencies to monitor compliance with proper waste disposal by residents so as to minimise effect of flooding in the state.

Rotimi Famakin

Politics

Experts Want President Buhari to Improve Nigeria’s Digital Space

By Web News 1099

Following the Democracy Day address delivered by President Muhammadu Buhari, some Nigerians have reacted to the various socioeconomic issues addressed by the president.

Reacting to the determination of the president to deal with gender violence through the instrumentality of the security force, a gender, environmental and water resources manager, Professor Grace Oloukoi said it was not enough to attack the menace through security officers, but silence of victims must be addressed while perpetrators should be brought to book to serve as deterrent to others.

In his opinion, an Ibadan-based digital expert, Mr Tunji Olagboye said the president’s decision to improve the digital economy was in order, noting that the Covid-19 pandemic which had increased the need for online conferencing and online education attested to the need to improve the sector.

The experts appealed to the president to work towards the resolution of other issues mentioned in his address.

Rotimi Famakin