With the close of 2020 unprecedented year, a year like no other, Nigerians is still reeling from the impacts of an emerging, rapidly and evolving COVID-19 pandemic, while the spring continue to unfolded. COVID-19 was considered a “deaths of despair” with an opioid crisis and realizing that...

The disease burden associated with oil spill exposure is significant and rising, particularly in the Tein community. The impact of oil activities in the Niger Delta region has become a major source of concern for all, prompting a scientific report on their impact on health, the environment,...

Background:Tourism has been known as one way of addressing the challenges of economic diversification from the traditional agricultural or oil mono-economy in this 21st century. Interestingly, air transportation is an important feature of economic development. It represents one of the yardsticks...

The aviation industry has a vital role to play in achieving sustainable development in austerity nations like Africa, particularly in Nigeria. Interestingly, Africa accounts for just 2% of world GDP but hosts 13% of its population. As a result, GDP per capita in Africa is the lowest of the...

This study presents the impact of surface and ground water quality on the environment in Ebocha-Obrikom oil and gas producing area of Rivers State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study examined the relationship between the physico-chemical parameters, determine the quality of surface and ground...

Environmentally unfriendly Oil exploration activities have been ongoing in the Soku area of the Niger Delta of Nigeria since 1956. This study evaluated the concentration of hydrocarbons and heavy metals in Shellfish and drinking water sources in the study area. It revealed the absence (0.001...

Recent studies have shown that one in four women worldwide or about 620 million women rate their lives positively enough to be considered ‘thriving’ and have shown that women in Nigeria play a crucial role due to their active involvement in conservation activities and management of the...

Background: Groundwater is an important source of drinking water for the indigenous communities of Ebocha-Obrikom. Access to safe drinking water, in particular, is critical to one's health and, by extension, one's income and well-being. Underground wells are the primary supply of drinking water...