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The Olusosun nigerian dumpsite is a 100-acre [1] dump in Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria. [2] It is the largest in Africa, and one of the largest in the world. The site receives up to 10,000 tons of rubbish each day. Waste from around 500 container ships is also delivered to the site, adding a substantial portion of electronic waste. Some of this ...
Bucatini is a tubed pasta made of hard durum wheat flour and water. Its length is 25–30 cm (10–12 in) with a 3 mm (1 ⁄ 8 in) diameter. The average cooking time is nine minutes. [citation needed] Bucatini all'amatriciana, a dish prepared with bucatini pasta
Natural disasters like floods and droughts have a devastating effect on food production, storage, nutrition, and quality in countries with poor incomes. [13] Research characterized drought as a situation marked by insufficient water availability. [14] Many researchers offer context-specific definitions of drought.
More than 15 homes and more than 20 vehicles were burned in the fire. Firefighters and volunteers used sand and water in attempts to extinguish the fires. [5] Forty minutes after the fire started, NNPC (Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation) firefighters arrived on the scene. The Lagos State Fire Service later arrived. [2]
Climate change, habitat loss, and pollution are all added pressures to these important ecosystems. The banks of the Niger River are desirable and ideal locations for people to settle. The river provides water for drinking, bathing, cleaning, and fishing for both the dinner table and trading to make a profit.
The rate of deaths in the Glades, where residents endure the most exposure to the smoke and soot from cane burning, is one every six years.
Nigeria sees its future output growth largely in offshore fields and does not want spills there to compound its environmental woes. [2] Checks by Sahara Reporters revealed that the fishermen reportedly hauled in fish killed in ExxonMobil's oil spill in a location about 20 kilometers from the shoreline and supplied the bad fish to unsuspecting ...
KRP is sub divided into categories, for now only 22,000 ha or KRP 1 is being developed. The project is dependent on Tiga Dam, Bagauda Dam, and Challawa Dam and the floodplains around them. It is suggested that the net economic benefits of the floodplain (agriculture, fishing, fuelwood) were at least US$32 per 1000 m 3 of water (at 1989 prices). [7]