Jokotola Akoni, Chief Scientific Officer at the Abuja Environmental Protection Board in Abuja, Nigeria, was a 2007 Watson Institute Scholar of the Environment. She works extensively in environmental pollution monitoring and management, environmental degradation and development monitoring, and waste management. As management staff, she has served in various committees on EIA reviews and urban pollution control. She presently serves as a member on the Committee for the Formulation of Science and Technology Policies for the Federal Capital Territory. She is also a member of the Nigerian Environmental Society NES, International Society for Environmental Geotechnology (ISEG), Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction (GADR), and Campaign for the Prevention of Accidents (CAPRAS).
While at the Institute, Akoni participated in the Land Use Science course and also assessed the Abuja Master Plan as a tool for the sustainable development of Nigeria’s new capital. Her case study focused on the impacts arising from its abuse, restoration, and enforcement in ensuring a sustainable city. She also worked on developing networks for joint programs and project implementation in urban environmental quality assessment, particularly urban air quality.
Akoni holds a BSc and MSc in microbiology from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, respectively. She also has a diploma in environmental management from the Technische Universität in Dresden, Germany.
Akoni participated in the Scholars Online project of the Choices Education Program, an outreach arm of the Watson Institute that brings curriculum and scholarship to secondary schools. View videos of Akoni from the Scholars Online project here.
Contact info:
Abuja Environmental Protection Board
PMB 152
Garki, Abuja
Nigeria
Tel: +234 805 5375 5108
email: joaklad@yahoo.com
jokotola_akoni@brown.edu
