ABIA STATE: Promises unfulfilled

By: Chinweuba Wachukwu Integrity is said to be a virtue not acquired through education, positioning or wealth, but rather by sheer strength of Character. Most at times we have seen highly placed educated men and women from noble backgrounds whom we look upto in the society display such characters that falls short of any atom of nobleness that one begins to wonder if actually he/she deserves the position he/she occupies. As the Governorship campaign is about to kick start in Abia State, I advise all the gubernatorial candidates to make…

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Journalists for environment makes case on deepening circular economy conversation

…waste management is everybody’s problem—Amb. Obuesi Phillips By Mandy Park The Statewide Waste and Environmental Education Foundation in collaboration with a coalition of Nigeria’s circular economy practitioners and environment-friendly journalists have launched ‘Journalists for the Environment group. This is as President, SWEEP Foundation, Ambassador’ Obuesi Phillips charged Nigerian’s to rise to the challenge of the environment, stressing that waste management is everybody’s problem. The media parley was to create more awareness and to popularise habits that support reuse, recycling, and reduction of plastic waste. With more actors joining the ecosystem…

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