Bank of America announces the completion of the first ‘Debt-for-Nature’ transaction in Continental Africa and Africa’s first ever involving private creditors to refinance $500 million of Gabon’s sovereign debt The new funding will enable Gabon to contribute $125 million to…
Carbon Cycle
MDAs urged to convert vehicles to CNG
The Nigerian Ministry of Petroleum Resources has urged Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) and Nigerians in general to convert their vehicles from Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) powered engines to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) engines to cushion the effect of fuel…
Stakeholders explore strategies to advance climate change adaptation in Nigeria
Africa Policy Research Institute (APRI) and the Centre for Climate Change & Development, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Nigeria (CCCD- AEFUNAI), in collaboration with the Department of Climate Change (DCC), Federal Ministry of Environment Nigeria held a workshop to discuss…
Climate Change: Experts Decry Negligence Of ‘Vulnerable’ Local People In Intervention Efforts
The Director, Centre for Climate Change and Development Alex Ekwueme Federal University (AE-FUNAI), Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke, has expressed dismay over the negligence of the local people in intervention efforts on climate change adaptation and mitigation in Nigeria. Prof. Okereke, who…
AFRICA’S DRIVE TO NET-ZERO: A NEED TO RE-ALIGN STRATEGIES
We are in love with terms. Nothing wrong with them. They kind of help in explaining large complex concepts to the initiated without recourse to long, winding sentences. But to the uninitiated, it quickly becomes one of those terms thrown…
Carbon Emissions: Coalition Sensitises Gombe Communities on Net Zero
In a national drive to ensure that no one is left behind, a coalition of civil society organizations, earlier today, hosted the Difa Community in Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State, to a workshop on mitigating carbon emissions and…
17-year-old wins 2023 Lagos Mangrove Marathon Race
A 17-year-old, Francis James from Plateau State, has won the second edition of the Mangrove Marathon Race 2023, held on Saturday in Lekki, Lagos. James won one million naira in the 10km eco-friendly race to beat other contestants including a…
Net Zero: Ojokoro LCDA to install plastic recycling plant
The Raising Awareness Against Net Zero (RANTZ) Nigeria Campaign has started delivering measurable results. This is as the Executive Chairman of Ojokoro Local Council Development Area (LCDA), in Lagos State, Mr. Hammed Idowu-Tijani (HID) has pledged to install a bottle sorting…
Coalition of CSOs inaugurate Nigeria Climate Justice Alliance
The Nigerian Conservation Foundation in collaboration with other critical Civil Society Organizations earlier today launched the Nigeria Climate Justice Alliance. Inaugurated as part of a two day workshop on building capacity of CSOs on climate justice issues, the alliance comes…
NCF, ATCN, partner to plant trees at Pan Atlantic University
Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has partnered ATC Nigeria, owners and operators of telecommunications services, to plant trees at the Pan Atlantic University (PAU), Ibeju-Lekki, a suburb of Lagos. Speaking at the event, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ATC Nigeria,…
