The Bow

Goodday all and welcome to todays early programming at THE BOW. Tomorrow is WORLD CLEAN UP DAY and so we have partnered with CWI family(aka Steam Broadcasting and Communication operators of Cool FM,Wazobia FM and Nigeria Info FM) to bring you this exclusive edition of the podcast today. These are what the people that keep our streets clean go through. As tomorrow is WORLD CLEAN UP DAY, let's appre...

We discuss Responsible Consumption and Production especially as the Master Bakers in Nigeria plan to go on strike in some days time.  Now we know why bread is expensive in Nigeria. We have to explore other bread production processes that are wheat free.

These common people are your everyday people out there in the streets but they all do major actions to advance the achievement of the UN SDGs through their actions in their professions and at the podcast ,their beautiful knowledge and planning is seen in the daily programming of The Bow. What are you doing to achieve the UN SDGS?Pls tell us here.

Poor sanitation due to poor hygiene led to this child having a flesh eating disease on her lap. This led to her death in less than two weeks. We MUST ensure a good sanitation in Nigeria by having a smart personal hygiene. Pls enjoy your shopping list.

Mycologist Prof Dan Eboh explains how invasive alien species in the form of fungus are brought into the country and the need for Customs and Immigration to check people coming into Nigeria along with their goods. Pls to listen to this special episode ,kindly visit listen:  anchor.fm/dan-onyi-eboh  Thank you all.

Tonight we learnt that we have to embrace CASH COW concept inorder to stay out of poverty as it also helps the underemployed,self employed ,employed and the non-employed. Cash cow involves being consistent in that small business that looks stupid like: Sale of used bras. Sale of used phones. Grinding corn/beans/pepper/tomatoe/onion. Selling recharge cards. Selling your used jewellery. Selling plan...

It's an ugly scenario at Kubwa,Nigeria. There is no designated waste disposal spot so the people give it to the scanvanger boys ( who due to illiteracy have a lack of sense of order) who just collect money and collect the waste and proceed to dump it anywhere they want (Fly-tipping).From this chain reaction,we have smelly neighbourhoods,polluted water rivers and breeding grounds for mosquitoes. We...

So it's obvious that we should stop urinating outside for the sake of our health and the environment. We all look forward to a Nigeria where there are multiple public toilets whose waste materials are recycled to biogas(for domestic cooking) or manure (for farming)

Last night ,as we celebrated World Youth Skills Day ,following our interview of Ruth (a young lady that plays the violin as her means of livelihood),it was a sad discovery for me ( as a podcaster for THE BOW), that the education system in Nigeria leaves you with only knowledge and doesn't empower you with skills to move unto sustainable livelihood. Hence ,a lot of Nigerian graduates are unemployed...

Waste here and there. Its not in my backyard attitude has led to waste issues in Nigeria.

In  line with my podcasts celebration of our 1year of existence, we talk with 2women on the UN SDGs as we know that women are the first to feel its impact.

In   line with my podcasts celebration of our 1year of existence, we talk with 2women on the UN SDGs as we know that women are the first to feel its impact.

G7 Affordable and clean energy The concept of Briquette Over the years,efforts have been and continue to be on sustainable energy on the global and national scales of environmental priorities. This has also strongly come up with a passionate eco friendly desire to get/migrate to affordable and yet reliable sources of renewable. Nigeria has a major problem of dealing with Municipal Solid Waste (MSW...

These men in their mid 50s decided to start their own sand packing business under the Area 2 bridge.

These women got involved in a cleaning campaign in Garki 2(opposite the Garki market,Abuja).

Why does the mass media portray women as sex symbols? This degrades their right in the society. Please listen and share your comment.

We did shot put in our University days(especially when the cleaners/NASU were on strike and our toilets were so dirty) but NOW we are smarter and better so let's embrace toilet use immediately. Its all about our good hygiene,our self-esteem and our dignity.

Today,we start a new series called WORK IT which will focus on the UN SDGs Goal 8 (Decent work and economic growth).This series  will run for a couple of month and it will teach us all about employment ,how to start your own biz and all that stuff. Pls enjoy. We now know that there are 3types of employment. This series is so interesting so pls hang on for the next episode this time next month...

The Wastage Series (3):Fly-tipping. Goodday all. It's shocking that in Nigeria we have forgotten that there is a place for everything and everything has a place. Lets stop the mess that comes with Fly-tipping. Let's stop the  wastage attitude in Nigeria. Thank you for listening to today's podcast.

Stick-to-itiveness=As the African sub region witnesses Eye Service and Africa Time(both of which have degraded the fabric of the African sub region),It's key that we embrace stick-to-itiveness inorder to quckly build peace ,justice and strong institutions.

As April 2021 was the month when we celebrated the Limb Loss Awareness Month ,we must ensure that those with limb loss are included and respected because they are humans too.

We have to embrace sustainable procurement practices in our homes,offices,schools,prayers facilities and markets.

Our ports in Nigeria have to exhibit a form of inclusiveness in trade systems.

It's time we stop the wastage and start recycling NOW. 

As we mark the World Water Day, residents of downtown Abuja (Kubwa) experience serious water scarcity.