On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2026, the Switzerland Edition of the Renewed Hope Global Tour delivered a decisive signal to global markets. Nigeria’s reform story is no longer aspirational; it is operational. Held in Zurich, the event brought together global investors, diplomats, development partners, Nigerians in the diaspora, and policy leaders to engage with Nigeria’s renewed
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Vice President Kashim Shettima yesterday formally opened Nigeria House at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, describing the country’s first-ever sovereign pavilion at the annual meeting as a statement of Nigeria’s renewed seriousness and readiness to engage the global economy as an active participant. In a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office
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Davos is exhausting before it is enlightening. The airports, the time zones, the choreography of badges, side events, and informal negotiations over access. By the time you arrive, you already feel behind. And yet people keep returning, because something important still happens here when you look beyond the main stage. This year feels different. For the first time since its
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By Chaste Inegbedion Africa at Davos: From Visibility to Leverage Africa will take center stage at the World Economic Forum not as a talking point, but as a negotiating force. Recent conversations around the African Agenda underscore a clear shift: leaders from the continent are no longer focused on being included in global markets; they are focused on shaping them.
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The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) has closed in Nairobi with renewed global commitments to confront climate change, pollution, biodiversity loss and land degradation crises that continue to hit Africa, including Nigeria, hardest. Held at the headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the week-long Assembly brought together more than 6,000 participants from 186 countries,
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The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) opened on Monday in Nairobi with world leaders, ministers, civil society groups and youth delegates converging to chart new solutions for global environmental resilience. UNEA-7, hosted at the UN Complex in Gigiri, is the world’s highest-level decision-making body on environmental matters, drawing participation from all 193 UN Member States. The
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As the world braces for major disruptions driven by technology, evolving global cooperation, and the accelerating green transition, the World Economic Forum (WEF) says nations are increasingly investing in human capital as the defining lever of competitiveness. In a LinkedIn post on December 4, 2025, Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director and Member of the Managing Board of the World Economic Forum,
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Nigeria’s retail and manufacturing sectors are taking a bold step toward clean energy transition as Empower New Energy has signed two major solar project contracts with Jendol Superstores and Juddy-Bolema Industries Limited, marking another milestone in the country’s shift toward sustainable power solutions. The agreements were finalized at the sidelines of the Nordic Nigeria Connect event in Lagos, with the
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The UN humanitarian agencies have said that no fewer than 60 million people in the Horn of Africa were in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) incident manager
Nuclear power is a solution to climate change because it is the largest source of low-carbon energy that produces minimal greenhouse gas emissions and can help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide
As part of it’s aim at cutting down greenhouse gases and replacing it with cleaner sources of energy, the governor of Lagos State South West Nigeria Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the arrival
Adetokunbo Abiola Methane continued its upwards emissions spiral, as it recorded its fourth highest annual increase in 2022, rising by 14 parts per billion to 1,911.9 ppb in the past year, faster
The value of Nigerian soya beans in the global market has reached N462.2 billion ($ 1.18 billion) due to huge production which has led to the exportation of the according to recent
A new report from the UN Climate Change shows that countries are bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emissions downward but underlines that these efforts remain insufficient to limit global temperature
Dare Akogun is a media innovator, strategic communication professional, and climate and energy transition journalist with over 11 years of impactful contributions to the media industry.
