Environment

Facts about Mosquitoes

Mosquitoes love biting people. If you are staying in Nigeria and you have not been bitten by a mosquito, well, you may need to change your environment to have this malaria filling experience. Ok, kidding. We were taught that the

LEARN A SKILL WEDNESDAY: How to Start a Balcony Pot Garden

Living in a small house or in an upstairs flat can be disappointing for gardeners or people interested in gardening. One of my aunts says that gardening is therapeutic and can often bring healing to a broken soul. I don’t

How to Expel Cockroaches From Your Home

Now that the rains are here, what can be more nauseating as the sight of a roach or cockroach. Cockroaches are one of the most disgusting visitors, or should I say part home owners. I am indeed yet to find

How to Make Potpourri

Potpourri is one of the many cool ways of putting your garden’s products to use. Instead of tossing those fallen flowers, leaves, or tree barks, turn them into a mixture for deodorizing and accenting the beauty of your home. If

20 Commonly Grown Flowers in Nigeria

Just before you source for flowers for your garden, you might want to know their names and a little more about them. Here are twenty you can find in Nigeria. 1. Aloe Vera: The popular succulent aloe is easy to

15 Trees Popularly Used for Landscaping in Nigeria

Though they may not bear edible fruits, one cannot deny the elegance that ornamental trees bring to a place. They are the beauty of parks and gardens and add to the charm of a well-structured estate. In addition to landscaping,

How to Plant Your Own Fruit Trees

If you have a compound large enough to take a large plant or more, it would be both interesting and rewarding to cultivate fruit trees. In addition to the satisfaction of harvesting your own fruits, these trees confer their characteristic

4 Things to Consider Before Planting Your Trees

Trees offer lots of benefits and are beautiful to have. However, the same way you would design a plan before building your house, you must have a landscape plan. Here are 4 things to consider before planting your trees: The

How to Prevent Flooding Around You

It is quite a scene around Lagos especially Lagos Island axis and its environs, where a number of houses, roads, vehicles have been submerged by water due to the heavy downpour of rain. While this is not a strange sight

Why the Constant Use of Indoor Insecticide Sprays Is A Bad Idea

Would you rather use odourless insecticides which mask the awful smell that is characteristic of harmful chemicals, or would you go for insecticides whose effect lessen as its smell fades? Most people would go for odourless, but the correct answer

5 Ways We Can Save Our Dying Environment

The world has advanced in ways that would shock our ancestors back to death if they were to wake up today. While I agree that these advancements makes daily living easier, we must acknowledge that a lot of the means

RecyclePoints- Incentivizing Waste Collection

With large human populations come huge amounts of waste- it’s a marker of human presence. Whether it’s generated from industrial processes or yielded as the remnant from consumption, waste plays a big part in the physical human experience. For some

Business Profile: Waste Matters Nigeria Limited

Waste management is a big issue in Nigeria. Every day, thousands of tons of waste are generated from homes, businesses, and on the go, by individuals and groups of people all over the country. Unfortunately, the capacity to adequately deal

The Business of Being Environmentally Friendly

The concept of an eco-friendly business has caught on in many parts of the world. Environmental activists and NGOs, scientists and celebrities, have relayed the message in so many different ways, and people are in general convinced that a clean

Cobhams Asuquo- Award-Winning Musician, Producer and Songwriter

Cobhams Asuquo is one name that has made it on the list of Nigerians who inspire should there be a compilation as that. This Nigerian born musician, producer and songwriter who has produced and partnered with top Nigerian musicians like

Be Part of the Lagos Tourist Hiking Trip to Lake of Ado Awaye in Oyo State

Naija Tourist invites young and old to join in an adventurous hiking trip to a fascinating tourist site on the top of a mountain known as the suspended Lake of Ado Awaye in Oyo State. In addition to enjoying this

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