Single-Use Plastic Ban in Lagos: Implications for Public Health and Climate Change

Climate Change

Recently the Lagos state government placed a ban on Styrofoam and other single-use plastic products. The ban aims to curtail the environmental menace these products constitutes in the State. Widely used throughout the State by canteens, cafeterias and other types of food sellers serving the 20- million population of the one of the most densely…

Nigeria’s Path to Vision 2030 on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

Featured, Gender-Based Violence, Public Health

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) The destructive traditional practice known as female genital mutilation (FGM) involves the removal of the external female genitalia entirely or in part, along with other injuries to the female genital organs performed for non-medical reasons. Each country has its justifications for female genital mutilation (FGM) even though female genital mutilation (FGM)…