NIGERIAN NATION, THE CHALLENGES OF ITS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE IMPERATIVE OF A PROMPT ACTION ON THEM (Published)
The paper underscores the enormity of the wealth of the natural environment of Nigeria. It also points out the equally massive human population which can boast of an enviable pool of human resources. It highlights the special importance of the natural environment over other environments. The paper however notes that this natural environment of Nigeria, is presently beset with diverse challenges of enormous proportion. These challenges are highlighted in the paper and the groups of researchers that can work on them suggested. The paper concludes with an admonition to all Nigerian people, on the imperative of fixing these challenges, as a first major step to seeing Nigeria through, on her bid to attain sustainable development in the 21st century.
Keywords: Multifarious Challenges, Natural Environment, Specialist Researchers, Sustainable Development
NIGERIAN NATION, THE CHALLENGES OF ITS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE IMPERATIVE OF A PROMPT ACTION ON THEM (Review Completed - Accepted)
The paper underscores the enormity of the wealth of the natural environment of Nigeria. It also points out the equally massive human population which can boast of an enviable pool of human resources. It highlights the special importance of the natural environment over other environments. The paper however notes that this natural environment of Nigeria, is presently beset with diverse challenges of enormous proportion. These challenges are highlighted in the paper and the groups of researchers that can work on them suggested. The paper concludes with an admonition to all Nigerian people, on the imperative of fixing these challenges, as a first major step to seeing Nigeria through, on her bid to attain sustainable development in the 21st century
Keywords: Multifarious Challenges, Natural Environment, Specialist Researchers, Sustainable Development
NIGERIA’S QUEST FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY: THE IMPERATIVE OF A MULTIFACETED APPROACH TO TACKLING THE NATION’S CHALLENGES (Review Completed - Accepted)
The occasion of Nigeria’s 100 years of existence as a nation, provides a useful opportunity to appraise the challenges of the country in not only the natural environment, but also in the man-made environments of socio-economic, built and political governmental environments, as well as the spiritual environment. This appraisal is done in this paper, which also offers suggestions on how to go about tackling the multifarious challenges, using the multidisciplinary approach that will involve specialist researchers, as well as accommodating contributions of knowledgeable people. The paper also examines how some of these challenges impact others, by giving rise to them or worsening them. Examples of such challenges include those of godliness, education, leadership, corruption, right values and appropriate attitudes. The paper concludes by recommending that the challenges of the nation must be given priority attention and fixed, as a first step before taking further steps towards moving the country forward, in our bid to attain sustainable development of the country
Keywords: Built Environment, Multifarious Challenges, Natural Environment, Nigerian Nation, Political/Governmental Environment, Socio-Economic Environment, Spiritual Environment
