By Msugh Ityokura The Federal Government, FG has lauded the efforts of the Cross River State Government on its efforts to fight against climate change through the creation of awareness and its impact on the country Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF Sen. George Akume made the commendation when the contestants for the […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, and the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), have resolved to strengthen cooperation in promoting climate actions in Nigeria. At a meeting held at the Abuja office of NCCC on Tuesday, 20th August 2024, between the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of NiMet, Professor Charles Anosike, and his NCCC counterpart, […]
Stakeholders in the environment sector on Saturday donated 120 trees to mitigate climate change impacts in Gasaki community of Nasarawa State. Gee Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), on Social Justice and Development, made the donation during a one-day sensitisation. The donation was in collaboration with the Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP) […]
Building on pre-existing structures and adopting new initiatives aimed at addressing the nation’s environmental concerns, President Bola Tinubu’s administration in Nigeria has shown a renewed commitment to combating climate change. President Tinubu has highlighted the significance of addressing climate change as a pillar of his administration’s policy agenda ever since entering office. Nigeria’s Nationally Determined […]
By Tom Okpe To address challenges posed by climate change, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would participate in the first ever subnational Green Economy Summit in Minna, capital of Niger state. Governor Muhammadu Umaru Bago made this declaration at a press conference held in Abuja ahead of the two-day event holding on the 24th and 25th […]
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as a transition fuel is the viable option for Nigeria to address climate change and energy poverty. Laolu Akande, his spokesperson, said this in a statement on Tuesday. According to Akande, Osinbajo made the declaration while delivering his keynote address in Dubai, United Arab […]
The COP26 summit has come to a close with a global consensus on implementing practical solutions needed to adapt to climate impacts. In this interview, Oluseye Ekun, a seasoned, highly skilled professional, and subject matter expert in the petroleum sector, speaks with Joy Obakeye on how developing countries can accelerate the Net Zero transition. Climate […]
Success Nwogu A former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has urged world leaders to show more commitment to climate financing as the world seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and arrest the damaging effect of climate change. He urged leaders of developed economies to offer sustained technicalband financial support to aid mitigation and adaptation […]
Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, has said that Nigerian academics undertaking PhD studies at Morgan State University, MSU, in Maryland, USA will, henceforth, prioritise Public Health, climate change, and Computer Technology. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Prof Suleiman Bogoro, made the disclosure during a meeting with authorities of the university in […]
Leaders of the Group of Major Industrialised Nations (G7) are meeting on Friday for a summit that is overshadowed by the Coronavirus pandemic. On the first day, leaders are due to discuss recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic, focusing on questions such as COVID-19 vaccine donations and financial aid to build vaccine production sites around the […]
Doosuur Iwambe President Joe Biden has disclosed that he will ask the United States Congress to eliminate subsidies for fossil fuels on a day he signed executive actions to combat climate change. The comments and orders map out the direction for the Democratic president’s climate change and environmental agenda. They mark a reversal from former […]
By Sharon Isaalah In a year of cataclysm, some world leaders at this week’s annual United Nations meeting are taking the long view, warning: If COVID-19 doesn’t kill us, climate change will. With Siberia seeing its warmest temperature on record this year and enormous chunks of ice caps in Greenland and Canada sliding into the […]
In spite of coronavirus restrictions, people around the world marked Earth Hour on Saturday by switching off lights on both landmark buildings and in regular homes for an hour to boost awareness of climate change. The initiative, started by environmental group the WWF in 2007, asks people, companies and local authorities to turn off lights […]
As vast expanses of Siberian permafrost have been melting amid an overall rise in annual temperatures, greenhouse gases are being released into the atmosphere, threatening to further expedite climate change on a global level. Read also: NIMN partners Export Promotion Council on capacity building Permafrost, or permanently frozen soil, spans northern Russia, containing deposits of […]
Climate change, junk food, tobacco manufacturers’ marketing … Children’s health everywhere faces an “immediate threat” and no country in the world is satisfactorily protecting their future, warns the United Nations (UN) . Advances have been made over the past 20 years in the area of child and adolescent health, but “these advances are today stalled” […]
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos has pledged $10bn (£7.7bn) to help fight climate change. The world’s richest man said the money would finance work by scientists, activists and other groups. North Korea imported purebred horses from Russia as Kim Jong Un took snowy ride He said: “I want to work alongside others both to amplify known […]
An environmentalist, Dr Kelechi Okezie, has stressed the need to adopt new and sustainable strategy in the fight against deforestation to save the environment from harmful effects of climate change. Okezie, Executive Director, Neighbourhood Environment Watch-Foundation (NEW-F), spoke on Friday in Abakaliki in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He decried the […]
Minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, says the federal government is reviewing the national policy on climate change in order to fulfil the country’s Paris agreement obligation. Abubakar made the disclosure at the opening session of a two-day south west regional sensitisation workshop on climate change held in Lagos on Monday. He said that the […]
The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja said it had developed a National Framework for the Application of Climate Services (NFACS) to address climate change issues. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika made this known during a public presentation of 2020 Seasonal Rainfall Prediction (SRP) and 2019 climate review. Sirika said NFACS was a downscaled version […]
An Environmentalist, Mr Muhtari Amino-Kano, has described planting of trees as the only way to curb the effect of climate change, being a major threat to mankind. Amino-Kano made the assertion at the inauguration of the Network of Young Catholic Carers for the Environment in Nigeria (NYCCEN) held at St. Gregory College in Lagos. Read […]