The Kwara State Government has initiated the establishment of Climate Change Clubs in public schools as part of its efforts to raise awareness about climate change and educate the public on the perils of deforestation. Mallam Shehu Ndanusa Usman, the State Commissioner for Environment, made this known during the inauguration of the Climate Change Club at Government High School, Adeta,
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In a bid to address health and environmental risks associated with sachet alcohol consumption, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has officially banned the production and sale of alcoholic drinks in sachets. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made this announcement during a press conference held on Monday, February 5, 2024, in Abuja. Prof.
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Azerbaijan’s “Health Service” Public Union has organised a global consultation meeting involving over 80 representatives from non-governmental organizations ( NGOs) specializing in ecology and healthcare, along with climate experts, universities, and think tanks across the world. The event which was held online focusing on the theme “Civil society organizations’ engagement in COP29,” had participant from various countries including the U.S.,
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The Global Environment Facility’s 186 member governments on Monday allocated $916 million for international action on biodiversity, climate change, nature renewal, and pollution control, and advanced five Integrated Programs designed to tackle complex challenges in their entirety. The GEF Council, meeting in Washington, DC, approved funding for 45 projects and programs, including four blended finance initiatives involving the private sector.
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National Governments Go Local To Deliver On Climate Commitments With the recent gains from COP28, Nigeria now has an opportunity to incorporate sub national action plans and state policies on climate change. As the federal government progresses on their National commitments, there needs to be a way to ensure their actions are mainstreamed into the state level and even tracked
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Climate activists in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are urging the Congolese government to safeguard Virunga National Park by canceling any active licenses for oil exploration in the park. The call was made at the celebration of this year’s World Wetlands Day observed on Friday, February 2, 2024. Virunga, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1979 and a Ramsar
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United States Consul General Will Stevens of the Consulate in Lagos, Nigeria, says the US will partner Nigeria in combating climate change and reducing natural gas flaring into the environment. Stevens said this during a media interactive session organised by the Media Awareness and Justice Initiative (MAJI), a Non-Governmental Organisation, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Stevens said that Climate Change
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As part of activities towards activating Nigeria’s carbon market, the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) convened a pivotal two-day training workshop aimed at activating Nigeria’s carbon market and implementing Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Neyen Consulting SL, the event, titled “Nigeria’s Carbon Market Activation Plan: Nigeria’s Article 6 Framework;
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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
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