As global leaders prepare to converge on Mombasa, Kenya, for the 11th Our Ocean Conference scheduled for June 16 to June 18, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency says stronger collaboration, reliable emissions data, technology transfer and climate finance will be critical to achieving net-zero emissions in the maritime sector. NIMASA added that developing countries, particularly in Africa, cannot
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Certain things are beyond the calendar. Indeed, in every generation, history reserves a special place for leaders whose influence transcends the boundaries of public office. Consequently, such individuals are wont to be remembered, not merely by the positions they occupied, but above all, for the lives they transformed, the institutions they strengthened, and the enduring values they embodied. It is
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As the creative industry prepares to celebrate its most purpose-driven year yet, the distance between a gold Lion and a functioning water pipe has never felt wider. In the last week of June, somewhere between 15,000 and 16,000 people creative directors, brand strategists, tech founders, and media executives will descend on a small city on the French Riviera for the
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A correspondent with the PUNCH Newspapers, and Publisher of DA News Online Dare Akogun, alongside five other journalists from across Africa, Asia and Latin America, has been selected for the 2026 Our Ocean Conference Media Fellowship organised by Internews’ Earth Journalism Network. This was disclosed in a statement published on the Earth Journalism Network website on Friday. The organisers disclosed
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As countries across Africa grapple with the challenges of post-conflict recovery, rapid urbanisation, climate vulnerability and infrastructure deficits, Azerbaijan is positioning itself as a potential partner willing to share lessons from one of the world’s most ambitious reconstruction programmes. Speaking on the sidelines of the recently concluded World Urban Forum (WUF13) in Baku, Presidential Assistant and Head of the Foreign
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Global leaders, urban planners, researchers, policymakers, and development experts have launched a new international initiative aimed at reshaping the future of cities amid worsening climate disasters and rapid urbanisation across the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. The initiative, known as the “Future of Cities” partnership, was unveiled during the 13th World Urban Forum (WUF13) in Baku, Azerbaijan, by UN-Habitat in
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The 13th Session of the UN-Habitat World Urban Forum opened in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Monday, with global leaders, ministers, urban planners, and development experts calling for urgent action on affordable housing, climate resilience, and sustainable urban development. The six-day forum, tagged WUF13, is being organised by UN-Habitat in collaboration with the Government of Azerbaijan under the theme, “Housing the World: Safe
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June arrives differently for people who work around creativity, culture, media and global influence. One moment, the industry is debating whether artificial intelligence will replace agencies and creators; the next, the global advertising ecosystem is preparing for another edition of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity on the French Riviera. For many, Cannes represents luxury branding, exclusive dinners, yacht
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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.
