Sand Dredging in Nigeria’s Waterways: Between the Economic Boom and Environmental Doom
Author ~ Bekeme Masade-Olowola The trend of sand dredging from Nigeria’s waterways has led to indiscriminate commercialisation of such activity by the ‘killers of the mother earth’ – unethical business men. In his 1968 classic, ‘Tragedy of the Commons’, Garrett Hardin illustrates why communities everywhere are headed for tragedy, saying “It's because freedom in the…
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