In a call that can at once significantly advance the course of global net-zero emissions targets, facilitate energy access and the development of African countries, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN is proposing a Debt-For-Climate (DFC) Swap deal. Explaining the…
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Africa Climate Week 2022 Builds Important Regional Momentum for Climate Action ahead of COP27
This year’s Africa Climate Week (ACW 2022) in Libreville, Gabon, wrapped up today, having helped build important regional momentum in the fight against climate change ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference COP27 in Egypt in November. The event brought…
Environmental crisis: Organisations call for urgent intervention
The Global Initiative for Food Security Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP), Coal Free Nigeria and 350Africa.org on Wednesday, called for urgent intervention to mitigate environmental crisis across the country. The Executive Director of GIFSEP, Mr Michael Terungwa, made the call at a…
IRENA and Industry Leaders Launch the Alliance for Industry Decarbonization
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), co-founding partner Siemens Energy and 13 companies across all industry sectors have launched the global Alliance for Industry Decarbonization. The new Alliance aims to accelerate net-zero ambitions and the decarbonization of industrial value chains…
FG, ECOWAS move to achieve sustainable energy targets
The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) and Nigeria’s Ministry of Power are set to host a forum aimed at achieving sustainable energy targets in the region. A statement by the Communication sector of ECREEE indicated that…
Over 75 Children Exposed to Conservation Knowledge at the 2022 NCF Summer Camp
Over 75 children, ages 7 to 17 have become conservation aware and eco-advocates after having been part of the NCF 2022 Summer camp. The children were engaged in various activities including: Gardening, Upcycling, Nature hike, Tie-dying, Storytelling, Coding, Green Cooking,…
Crude Oil Theft: Figures Claimed By NUPRC, NNPC and Stakeholders are Outrageous, And Impractical – Chief Of Naval Staff
There is a significant miscalculation in determining how much Nigeria is losing in terms of oil theft because oil losses due to other factors are often lumped together as theft. Meaning that the figures given by Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission…
Scientists Again Call for Civil Disobedience To Spur Climate Action, Saying ‘Time is Short’
Written by Kristoffer Tigue, of Inside Climate.
Government workers are not excluded from paying waste bills…Says LAWMA MD
“Nobody is exempted from paying for waste evacuation, including civil servants”. The Managing Director/CEO of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, has called on residents in the state, especially civil servants, to support efforts of the Authority to…
FG secures $700M Fund for WASH Projects in States – Adamu, Minister of Water Resources
The Nigerian Minister of Water resources, Engr Suleiman Adamu has revealed that the Federal Government has negotiated a development loan of about $700 million for Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (SURWASH) projects on behalf of States.…
