Nigeria’s growing plastic waste problem is exacerbating flooding, especially in areas like Ndalada and Maiduguri. Poor waste management, government inaction, and a lack of recycling systems worsen the crisis, affecting communities’ health, livelihoods, and the environment. Urgent action and policy enforcement are crucial for change.
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Amidst communal conflicts and farmer-herder crises in Benue, the Edawu Community Mental Health Centre offers a lifeline to traumatized victims. Once a thriving, solar-powered haven for mental health recovery, the centre now faces funding shortages, forcing it to scale down operations. With its solar power failing and resources dwindling, the future of this vital facility remains uncertain, threatening access to mental health care for those who need it most.
Amid its energy transition, the country is also facing development challenges. Almost half of Nigeria’s population —an estimated 85 million people— lack access to electricity, while most of the country (176 million people) lack access to clean cooking fuels or technologies.
Prior to this significant moment, in 2022, the Nigerian government came up with an Energy Transition Plan, following its commitment at COP 26 when it then president,
The Women Environmental Programme (WEP) Nigeria, a non-governmental organization in Benue State has equipped over 100 farmers with vital skills that will further bolster food production and tackle climate change in the state.
Flooding along the banks of River Benue has brought yearly disasters to the people of Benue State in north-central Nigeria, especially to the residents of Makurdi, Tarka, and Otukpo Local Government Areas of the state.
The Nigerian climate has been irregular over the years, alternating between periods of extremely dry or rainy seasons and seasons of drought and excess flooding, which affected agricultural activities and caused a loss of shelter.
In July 2023, UDEME, in a bid to get the details of the contractors and the amount released for the project, sent a Freedom of Information (FOI) Letter to the Ministry of Water Resources and Environment in Makurdi. A response was not provided.
…Nigeria grapples with this environmental health threat. Worldwide, approximately 400 million tons of plastic waste are generated annually, equivalent to 12 tons per second.
He claimed that without assistance from foreign donor organisations, the Federal Government would find it challenging to manage.
