Benefit of study in home country

Many of these problems are those typical of developing states. Urbanization is a major environmental problem. The rapid growth of cities has led to the deterioration of the environmental conditions. Big pieces of land have been cleared to allow the building of infrastructures. Bush fires also pose a major threat to the environment in Nigeria. 1 million people. Solid waste management has also led to the degradation of the environment. This has led to embarrassment of the country and caused its image to be tainted. Deforestation has also led to the erosion of soil and storms which cause destruction of property. Reports from the Food and Agriculture Organizations show that Nigerians destroy about 60,000 hectares of her forest every year. Environmental protection agencies should also be given the power to punish offenders of the environmental act.