erosion

Erosion: Edo Community, Oregbeni May Disappear

January 8, 2020 2:37 pm

Residents of Oregbeni Community in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo, have appealed to Gov. Godwin Obaseki to come to their aid over the devastating effect of gully erosion in the area.

The erosion has caused a section of the 2km Obaseki St. to cave in with deep gully.

The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the community made the appeal for help to reclaim and restructure the street during a media tour of the area on Wednesday.

The Secretary of the landlords of Obaseki Street, Mr Bello Imasuen, who spoke on the erosion challenge, said several houses and …

Why You Should Not Build Structures In Erosion Prone Areas

October 18, 2019 4:47 am

Erosion menace has lived with many people in Nigeria. This has defied all checks by both states and the Federal Government. Communal land has been chopped off while many residential buildings have been swallowed and more going in for it. A lot of things happen that help to bring about erosion. Erosion happens whenever soil and rocks become displaced usually as a result of water, wind or geological shifts.

The process happens naturally, and soil erosion is largely responsible for the unique contours of the planet. So knowing fully all these natural disaster-prone areas and still developed your property there, …

Research institute develops erosion-control grass

May 24, 2019 6:22 am

Prof. James Adediran, the Executive Director, Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, says IAR&T has developed an erosion-control method, using Vetiver grass.

Adediran made this known in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Ibadan.

He said that Vetiver is a densely tufted, wiry, perennial grass with strong fibrous root system that can penetrate and bind the soil to a depth of up to three meters.

The professor said that the grass has stiff, erect stems that can form dense hedges against erosion.

Adediran added that the use of the grass for erosion control …