A clear majority of lawmakers in the European Parliament voted to declare a “climate and environmental emergency” in Europe on Thursday, a symbolic act to put EU policymakers under pressure to meet environmental targets. The resolution passed with 429 votes in favour and 225 against in the EU legislature in the French city of Strasbourg, […]
Lagos – The Minister of State for Environment, Mrs Sharon Ikeazor, has condemned bush burning practice in Nigeria as it contributes to climate change. According to her, climate change results in excessive heat, drought, rising sea level and unhealthy climate conditions. Ikeazor spoke in Lagos on the sidelines of a Climate Change Conference in Lagos State. […]
A professor of Geography at the Bayero University Kano, Prof. Adamu Tanko, on Monday, called for the integration of geography studies into primary school curriculum, to enhance knowledge of the environment and disaster management. Tanko made the call at the 60th annual conference of Association of Nigerian Geographers with the theme ‘Geography and Disaster Management’, […]
Kwara state Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday called for a consensus among Nigerians, especially the political elites, to build a country where no one is left to suffer or is treated unfairly on account of whatever differences. Gov. AbdulRazaq said in a message commemorating the 59th Independence Day anniversary that he plans to leave a […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has told the United Nations (UN) that no country can confront the climate change alone, urging member countries to rededicate themselves to the task of rebuilding and restoring a healthy environment for future generations. In an address to the opening session of UN Climate Change Conference (COP24), on Monday in Katowice, Poland, […]
The Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP) has tasked Nigerian authorities on the need to double investment in renewal energy over the next two decades to combat the negative impact caused by global warming in the country. The Executive Director, GIFSEP, David Terungwa who gave the advice in Abuja during the presentation […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned that many parts of the country were likely to experience flooding due to a shift in rainfall pattern caused by climate change. The Director-General of NiMet, Prof. Sani Mashi, gave the warning in an interview with journalists at the weekend in Abuja. Mashi said that distortions had occurred […]
The Presidency has attributed the incessant killings by the suspected Fulani herdsmen and farmers in the country to climate change. According to the Presidency, “specifically the drying up of the Chad Basin, has led to more pressure on the population in the North of Nigeria, which further compounded the problem.” It added that the Climate […]
As part of capacity building of students to address climate change in schools in FCT Abuja, a Non-Government Organization Global Initiative for Food security and Ecosystem Preservation with support of GEF Small Grant Program has provided solar to power four class rooms in Government Secondary School Yaba Abaji Area Council Abuja. Speaking at workshop training […]
…Seeks establishment of agency to streamline spending Federal and states governments have reportedly misused about N500billion meant to redress ecological problems prevalent in some parts of the country. In 2013, a report of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts uncovered a massive abuse and misappropriation of funds which include N154.9 billion on projects not related […]
A call has been put forward for the development of new crop varieties that could resist the harsh effects of climate change, as otherwise, a disaster may befall Nigerians and indeed Africans. A lecturer at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike in Abia, Prof. Peter Okocha, made the call on Wednesday, while presenting the […]
By Edward Nnachi, Abakaliki So far, about 40% more people have been displaced throughout Borno state (1.4 million) than reached Europe by boat in 2015 (1 million). Across North-East Nigeria, the war against Boko Haram has forced more than 2.6 million from their homes, a figure higher than the number of Syrians in Turkey, the […]
By Edward Nnachi Borno State in North- East Nigeria has a high number of people who have never had any formal modern education at all. This large number of uneducated people was manageable many years ago when such people were still able to practise their traditional farming, fishing and animal husbandry. But as Lake Chad’s […]
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitments at tackling environmental challenges as well as ensuring the safety of lives and properties of Nigerians and sustaining the environments for unhindered socio-economic activities. The Minister of Environment, Mr. Ibrahim Jibril stated this at the 2nd Mid Term Review (MTR) of the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has assured that America would confront the Hurricane disasters and other challenges currently facing the country. Trump, who gave the assurance in a tweet and his weekly address to the country on Saturday, pointed out that Hurricane Irma was of epic proportion. The States of Alabama, Georgia, Florida and South Carolina […]
Eight children asked a Seattle judge Tuesday to find Washington state in contempt for failing to adequately protect them and future generations from the harmful effects of climate change, part of a nationwide effort by young people to try to force action on global warming. The petitioners, between 12 and 16 years old, asked a […]
Following his advocacy for entrepreneur-led development for Africa at the White House and Georgetown University, African business leader and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu, is billed to speak on African energy issues at the Sustainable Energy For All (SE4ALL) Global Advisory board meeting, in New York, on May 19. The event will be co-chaired by the […]
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Climate Change Sustainable Development (CSDevNet), on Thursday urged the Federal Government to include Civil Society Organisations in the forthcoming Climate Change negotiation talks in Paris, France. Mr Atayi Babs, the National Network Coordinator of CSDevNet, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Babs […]