Environment
GGSS, Oromineke Wins World Environment Day Quiz Competition
Government Girls Secondary School, Oromineke, has emerged winner of a quiz competition organised by the Port Harcourt Link Club to mark the 2022 World Environment Day.
Four schools which participated in the competition are GGSS, Oromineke, CSS, Rumuepirikom,Wisdom Academy Secondary School; and Holy Child Leaders School, Rumuokwurusi.
President of the club,Mr, Friday Amadi said the competition was to involve school children as future leaders to be advocate of environmental sustainability
He charged them to see themselves as ambassadors and advocates against indiscriminate waste disposal, gas flaring and oil spillage.
He said the club had earlier on embarked on tree planting in Port Harcourt.
Also speaking, Chairman, Organising and Planning Committee of the organisation, Mr Amadi Amadi said the programme for World Environment Day celebration by the club began in 1996.
Amadi said the activities were to create awareness on the importance of environmental cleaninness and sustainability.
He charged members of the society to collaborate with one another with a view to complementing government’s effort towards environmental sustainability.
Amadi also linked climate change to human activities,saying that there must be team work to promote green pasture and called for environmental assessment on any project.
Also, the Rector of Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic, Dr. Sam Kalagbor whose address was read by a Director in the school commended the club for its effort towards environmental sustainability.
He said the event will create the needed awareness on how to sustain the environment.
Kalagbor described the theme of the celebrition which was on “Only One Earth’’as apt since there is no other planet for humans to live.
He also called for environmental ethics and philosophy with focus on ethics reorientation.
A guest at the event Mr Celestine Ogolo, commended the club for the good job.
The programme which held at the school conference hall saw each participating school going home with N25,000
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) on Thursday, launched an awareness campaign, aimed at educating residents on the increasing impact of climate change.
The campaign also seeks to enlighten residents on the urgent need for personal and community protection measures.
During the launch in Uyo on Thursday, the Akwa Ibom Director of NOA, Mr Mkpoutom Mkpoutom, said that the campaign aims at enlightening residents, about the changes in weather patterns.
He said that this includes unpredictable rise in temperatures, and how these changes threaten public health across the state.
Mkpoutom noted that the current weather was not harmattan, but an extreme form of air pollution, which is harmful to health as it could cause oxidative stress which affects body balance.
“Our environment is changing rapidly, and the effects are evident in the disruptions faced by our communities.
“It is paramount that every citizen of Akwa Ibom understands these changes and take necessary steps to protect themselves, their families, and their livelihoods,” he said.
He appealed to citizens to take the following precautions which include wearing of nose mask, drinking sufficient water, covering of food and water to keep away dust, washing fruits thoroughly before eating, among others.
He directed all NOA structures within the state to engage with local communities through town hall meetings and collaboration.
He also urged engagement with schools and community leaders, to disseminate vital information on early warning signs, as well as safety protocols during extreme weather conditions.
The Chairman of Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State, Ms Surah Animashaun, has urged traders of Aiyetoro and Oluwo fish markets to consistently ensure a hygienic trading environment.
She urged the traders to maintain cleanliness and observe proper environmental sanitation in the markets.
Animashaun said this during a visit to some of the market areas in Epe on Saturday.
She said that clean markets were critical to public health.According to her, poor sanitation could lead to the outbreak of communicable diseases, especially in fish markets, where waste management must be handled with extra care.
The council chairman urged traders to dispose of refuse appropriately, avoid indiscriminate dumping of waste, and ensure regular cleaning of stalls and surroundings
She noted that environmental hygiene is a collective responsibility, adding that everyone should be involved in this development.
Animashaun also warned that the local government would not hesitate to enforce existing environmental laws, including sanctions against defaulters.
She assured traders of the council’s commitment to providing adequate waste disposal facilities and regular monitoring to sustain a clean and healthy market environment.
The council boss also urged traders to desist from selling by the roadside, so as to avoid accidents, noting that several motor accidents had occurred along the Aiyetoro market area.
“We, therefore, urge traders to stop selling on the roadside,” she said.
President, Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Mrs Margaret Oguntala, has inaugurated the construction of 18 units residential terrace in highbrow Alausa area of Lagos toward bridging the nation’s shelter gap.
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