There is change in the air, a feeling that things will improve in Nigeria, a feeling that things will become better forever. A popular idealism laced with hard-eyed pragmatism, like the One-Man- One-Vote campaign

will usher us into 2011 elections.

I believe we are all stakeholders in the Nigeria project for we have no other

country to call our own – at least for me.…

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One of the most important ways to protect our children's health is to prevent their unnecessary exposure to toxins. Children are far more sensitive to low concentrations of toxic chemicals because of their developing organs and high metabolism. Here are some ways you can reduce exposure in your home:



Clean the Air. Avoid cigarette smoke. Don't smoke or allow others to smoke in your home. From ear infections to cancer, cigarette smoke can cause serious health… Continue

The water of tender coconut, technically the liquid endosperm, is the most nutritious wholesome beverage that the nature has provided for the people of the tropics to fight the sultry heat. It has caloric value of 17.4 per 100gm.



It is unctuous, sweet, increasing semen, promoting digestion and clearing the urinary path,



Numerous medicinal properties of tender coconut water reported are:-



1. Good for feeding infants suffering from intestinal disturbances.

2.… Continue

There are basic lifestyle habits that are important to incorporate into your daily life, and this is certainly one of them. However, organic lemons that are tree ripened is te one used here not modified lemon.



When life gives you a lemon... squeeze it, mix it with six ounces of clean water and drink twice daily.



“The medicinal value of the lemon is as follows: It is an antiseptic, or is an agent that prevents the presence of pathogenic bacteria or decomposition of tissue. It… Continue

Hearing has a much greater impact on performance than most people realize, your ear receives sound waves and sends them through a delicately balanced system to the

brain. Part of this remarkable system, the cochlea, is a chamber in the inner

ear filled with fluid and lined with thousands of tiny hair cells. The hair

cells signal the…

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Leadership can be defined as one's ability to carry ones subject along, to get others to willingly follow.…

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Noise is defined as unwanted sound and sound which pleases the listeners is music and that which causes pain and annoyance is noise. Noise can be described as sound without agreeable musical quality or as an unwanted

or undesired sound. Thus noise can be taken as a group of loud, non harmonious

sounds or vibrations that are unpleasant and irritating to the ear. Noise is

‘air pollutant’ since air pollution means any solid, liquid…

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Soil erosion is a complex process encompassing detachment, transport, and deposition, and is caused by wind, water, and physical disturbance. It reduces land productivity, challenges agricultural sustainability, and degrades soil, air, and water quality. Indirectly, erosion also degrades environmental quality through contaminants attached to the sediment and it interacts with the global carbon cycle and climate change processes. Sometimes, these impacts are so severe that they reduce quality of… Continue

The most essential substance that our body uses to build and transport red blood cells is Hemoglobin, and it ensures our red blood cells are clean, healthy and plentifull.



So it makes sense that we should, somehow, give our body hemoglobin! “But how?” I hear you ask. “Chlorophyll”, I answer. Take natural green vegetables, or drink natural green (food supplement).



The Benefits and Wonders of Chlorophyll

Chlorophyll (e.g. Splina) is miraculous. It has so many health… Continue

If you dont have grill use coal like that used by women roasting plantain along the road.



I Croaker or any fish available (Size depends on what you want)

Plantain (Ripe or unripe) you can use Yam or potatoes

Garlic (Fresh taste better)

Ginger(Fresh taste better)

Onions

Tomatoes (Hard)

Maggie, knorr or Onga

Salt

Ground dried pepper

Curry

Thyme

One Table spoon vegetable oil or None (Healthy cooking)

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GLOBAL WARMING

Global warming is the increase in average temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere. It is when the earth heats (temperature rises) up and this happens when greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, water vapor, nitrous oxide, ozone and methane) trap heat and light from the sun in the earth’s atmosphere.



Greenhouse gases are responsible for the global warming, and humans emit them in a variety of ways. Most come from the combustion of fossil fuels in cars, factories and… Continue

Today we face the challenge of developing greater confidence, initiative, solution-finding, and problem-solving capabilities amongst our people. The state needs at all levels to be more self-sufficient, resourceful, creative and autonomous. These will make us operate at higher strategic level to enable us become more productive and competitive. People's efforts produce bigger results and this is what we must all strive to achieve to move forward.



Conventional skills training gives… Continue

Studies have shown that more synthetic new chemicals are been produced everyday. At most about 3% of these chemicals have been tested for cancer-causing properties, and even fewer have been tested for hormone disrupting properties. These chemicals have been added to our food supply and more chemical solvents, emulsifiers, and preservatives are being used for food processing.



We ingest hundreds of pounds of food annually that are contaminated by these chemicals. In our lifetime… Continue

FRESH FRUIT SALAD IN CHAMPAGNE



1 golden delicious apple, quartered

1 pear, quartered

1 orange, peeled and sectioned

1/2 red or pink grapefruit, peeled and sectioned

1/4 cup green seedless grapes

1/4 cup red seedless grapes

1 tablespoon honey (optional)

Champagne, enough to cover individual servings



Wash fruits, remove peels, cores, seeds, etc. Section citrus. Cut all fruits into bite-sized pieces. Combine all fruits in a small bowl and… Continue

The climatic, hydrological and geotechnical characteristics of the Niger Delta makes infrastructural development relatively difficult and expensive and it require more technical ingenuity and financial commitment than other parts of the country. All the same, the cost of collapse structure and its associated impact cannot be quantified more so, construction is dangerous work and accounts for over one-firth of all occupational fatalities (Center for the protection of worker’s right, 1998) hence… Continue

In recent years there has been increase in incident of sinking (fast settlement) buildings, total collapse and a lot of short life span of structures. These lead to waste of scarce public/private resources. It is important to arrest this trend by promoting the construction of better performing and longer lasting engineering structures. The idea is that constant monitoring and testing throughout the construction phase of project will allow for quick detection and response to construction that is… Continue

The disposal of our waste is something most of us take for granted. Disposing of all our waste into landfill is not sustainable hence managing waste sustainably is the focus here. Sustainable Waste Management promotes the management hierarchy in the following order of priority:

■Reducing (selective human consumption),

■Reusing or waste prevention at source,

■Recycling or resource recovering,

■composting,

■Energy recovery facilities/refuse derived fuel… Continue

The problem of solid wastes in delta state that has become an intractable nuisance is the indiscriminate dumping of refuse, as time passes the only certainty is that accumulation of waste will outstrip its control. Not discounting the above factors, other factors might have compounded the problem. People’s apathetic and lackadaisical attitudes towards matters relating to personal hygiene and environmental cleanliness, of which waste management in general is its focus, and should not be over… Continue

www.n4gg.com Networking For Good Governance



N4GG, is a brainchild of Hon. Sunny Onuesoke (former Governorship aspirant under The People's Democratic Party, 2007), aimed at commending and improving the current governmental administration of Delta State, by seeking opinions from the masses, and relating them to the current administrative sys tem.



We believe strongly in the betterment of Delta state,

We believe in the Uduaghan… Continue