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ConservationLifestyleSpecial ReportThe Depletion of Wildlife Conservation in Nigeria ―A Special Report

Favour Ebubechukwu (Staff Writer)June 22, 2022

ARE THERE STILL ZOOS IN NIGERIA? CAUSE OF THE DEPLETION OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN NIGERIA A zoo is considered an establishment that maintains a collection of wild animals, typically in a park or garden, for study, conservation, or display to the public. There abide untapped opportunities in the wildlife subsector for national development but the harnessing of these opportunities in Nigeria appears to be far-fetched as zoos in Nigeria continue to deplete on a regular...

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ConservationFiction & PoetryLifestyleWorld Poetry Day —Renowned Nigerian Poet, Folu Agoi Speaks to WAP in an Exclusive Interview

Favour Ebubechukwu (Staff Writer)March 26, 2022

The 21st of March is known around the world to be the celebration of the World Poetry Day. In celebration of this day, Mr. Folu Agoi, the President of PEN Nigeria speaks to WAP’s Poetic Vibes Author, Favour Ebubechukwu, about the financial realities of poets in Nigeria and the World at large. ____________ Mr. Folu Agoi is the president of the Nigerian Centre of PEN International (aka PEN Nigeria), erstwhile Chairman of Association of Nigerian...

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ConservationCrime & SecurityNigeria Intercepts 7.1 Tons of Export-bound Pangolin Scales

Beloved John (Staff Writer)August 5, 2021

LAGOS — Three high-level wildlife traffickers have been arrested by the Nigeria Custom Office with a huge haul of pangolin scales and ivory to be shipped abroad. The traffickers were intercepted by the law enforcement agency from trafficking 7.1 tons of pangolin scales and 846 kg of ivory. This arrest is the ninth-largest seizure of pangolin scales in the last three years according to a statement issued by Isabel Leal of the Wildlife Justice Commission....

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ConservationEnvironmentEnugu Govt. Declares Sat. for Statewide Environmental Sanitation

PilotnewsJune 23, 2021

ENUGU — Enugu State Government has declared Saturday, June 26 for statewide environmental sanitation. The Managing Director of the Waste Management Authority (ESWAMA), Mrs. Amaka Anajemba, announced this on Wednesday in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu. Anajemba stated that the exercise holds from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m., adding that there would be restrictions on human and vehicular movement during the period. She further stated that environmental...

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ConservationEnvironmentAnambra Gov’t Urges Collective Action to Restore Ecosystem

PilotnewsJune 5, 2021

AWKA — The Anambra government has called on residents to shun unhealthy environmental practices which were contributing to erosion menace and other degradation. Mr. Obi Nwankwo, Commissioner for Environment in Anambra made the call at an event marking the 2021 World Environment Day (WED) celebration in Awka on Saturday. The theme for this year’s celebration was “Ecosystem Restoration” Nwankwo who was represented by Dr. Emmanuel Okafor, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry said erosion was the...

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ConservationNewsWellnessUNIJOS Approves Herbal Tea For COVID-19 Prevention

PilotnewsJanuary 16, 2021

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ Amidst the second wave of the dreadful coronavirus, the management of the University of Jos, UNIJOS, has approved the immediate sale of what it termed “a homemade herbal tea” for the prevention of the viral infection. An internal memo signed by the institution’s registrar, Monday Danjem, on January 11, directed that the beverage — produced by UNIJOS’ Africa Centre of Excellence in Phytomedicine be sold at an affordable price....

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ConservationNewsNigeriaNigeria Sets to Increase Its National Parks to 17 from 10

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 18, 2020

Nigerian government is set to increase its national part to 17 from the 10 it currently manages. The Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abubakar, disclosed on Thursday at a press conference in Abuja that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of additional 10 national parks. The Minister said, “The President has graciously approved the establishment of 10 additional national parks bringing the total number of the national parks in the country to 17. “To give...

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ConservationNigeriaSpecial ReportVIDEO: How Plastic Waste Disrupt Aquatic Life in Port Harcourt

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 12, 2020

Behind the suburban Amadi-Ama community in southern Port Harcourt is a vital inland water body. This is Amadi creek, an estuary which lies on the north of the Bonny River, upstream from the Bight of Benin. Aside the destructive oil spills, the waterway is also struggling with the swirly toxicity of plastic junks, exposing the fauna to more harm. Indeed, the negligence of Nigerians and the disinclination of the government to control single use of...

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ConservationNigeriaBlind to Marine Debris: How Plastic Waste Disrupt Aquatic Life in Port Harcourt

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 12, 2020

The negligence of Nigerians and the disinclination of the government to control single use of plastic is exposing marine life and the entire ecosystem to its hazard. Beloved John who was in Port Harcourt, a populated coastal city in Nigeria, reports how the plastic plague is damaging aquatic life and it impacts on humans.   Behind the suburban Amadi-Ama community in southern Port Harcourt is a vital inland water body. This is Amadi creek, an...

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ConservationNewsNigeriaNational Park Calls for Enhancement of Ecotourism

PilotnewsOctober 5, 2020

The National Parks Services has called on the three tiers of government, agencies and relevant stakeholders to promote ecotourism. Dr Ibrahim Goni, Conservator-General of National Parks Services made the call at a virtual meeting held on Monday in Abuja. Goni assured that ecotourism would generate revenue for stakeholders while patrons’ interests would be rekindled. “I am calling on the government and other relevant stakeholders to come to the aid of the National Parks Services by...

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