Can We Empower The 774 LGA Councils To Lead Waste Management in Nigeria?
The Lassa fever situation report from the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), released in June 2026, stated that the virus has killed 214 people this year, with Ondo, Bauchi, Taraba, Edo & Benue States being responsible for 84% of confirmed cases. Sadly, a medical doctor colleague in my organization died last month from Lassa fever. Truth be told, Nigeria cannot effectively control this epidemic without disrupting the rodent population. And how feasible is it to alter the reproductive cycle of rats in a country with weak waste management governance? Emeritus Prof. Barry Munslow, then of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, was a visiting tutor at Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, and had tutored my 2013/2014 Master of Science in Healthcare Management class. As a world-renowned Professor of Politics & Communication Studies and a development expert, Prof. Munslow delivered a verdict on African countries in one of his usual mind-blowing ses...