Nigeria’s electricity problem and global warming

Nigeria’s electricity problem and global warming

As the world gets warmer and scientists predicts warmers days and nights, Nigerians get even less relief because of electricity problems, it is common knowledge that mosquitoes thrive in warmer conditions, thereby increasing malaria, scientists also predicts the increase of health issues such as respiratory diseases as warmer air inhaled is charged with pollutants, this I tell you does not spell relief for Nigerians because not everybody can afford to run their generators non-stop, running the generator to generate electricity also constitutes great health hazards for Nigerians, fumes from the generator(carbon monoxide) pollutes the environment and it is poisonous to human beings, we can only wonder how many Nigerians have lost their lives due to lack of electricity, no wonder the life-span of a Nigerian is less than 50 years.

Does constant power supply in Nigeria help to reduce the effect of global warming on Nigerians? The answer is yes! It is obvious that Nigeria is a developing Nation, and its population is more vulnerable to the effect of global warming. These are the reasons

1. We use more fuel to power generating plants.

2. Poisonous effects of Carbon monoxide on humans and the environment.

3. The atmosphere is warmer as a result of constant power failure

4. Lack of sleep as the night gets warmer leading to stress and reducing the productivity of Nigerians

5. Reduced life-span of the vulnerable populace

6. Increase in malaria as mosquitoes thrive in warmer climate conditions.

Let’s join hands to make Nigeria more habitable, let us not only make it greener, let us light it up, we must demand for what truly belongs to us.

Olaleye Taiwo

For: Greenernaija