 wey dey touch on everything wey we dey do for life, Nigeria no put plenti strength to develop am. For di first time for Nigeria, current President Bola Tinubu don create one ministry wey im name 'Marine and Blue Economy'. Di ministry go dey headed by Mr Bunmi Tunji-Ojo wey be former lawmaker for di lower chamber of di Nigeria national assembly. Wetin Blue Economy mean? Di Blue Economy na term wey refer to all di activities wey dey related to di oceans and every contributions wey go lead to di growth, improvement and preservation of environmental sustainability of di ocean. European even put am as all di economic activities wey dey related to oceans, seas and coasts. Dis one mean say, Blue Economy dey link and contribute to food security and clear poverty. E also relate to goal 14 of di SDGs wey be 'Life Below Water'. Di ocean na very important source of food, energy and minerals wey dey useful to different sectors, but still di economy dey under threat sake of different activities wey human beings bin dey do. Some of di threat to Blue Economy na pollution, ocean warming and fishery collapse wey fit destroy di ocean and go cause scarcity of food and some oda minerals wey need for human beings to fit able survive. How Blue Economy fit hellep e){kind=link}
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For many pipo for Nigeria, Blue Economy go be like new word, but dem no sabi say more dan 3 billion pipo for di world dey use am for dia livelihood and 40% of di population for di world dey live near am.
Make we surprise you, Blue Economy dey generate around $1.5 tiillion per year wey make am di seventh largest economy for di world and e dey projected to double to $3 trillion by 2030, according to di Commonwealth.
But dis na one economy wey Nigeria never begin dey invest into and so much focus never dey ontop am.
Infact, as important as Blue Economy dey for di Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) wey dey touch on everything wey we dey do for life, Nigeria no put plenti strength to develop am.