The UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP 28, H.E. Razan Al Mubarak, and other indigenous voices have stressed the need for Indigenous representation in Decision-Making for Climate Solutions. Speaking at a Global South media briefing on the sidelines of the ongoing COP28 Dubai, she shed light on the critical issue of indigenous communities being excluded from discussions despite their
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A Nigeria-based NGO, Connected Advocacy for Empowerment and Youth Development has called for the involvement of local communities in decision-making on climate solutions, to build a sense of responsibility and unity. Mr Israel Orekha, Executive Director of the NGO made the call on Monday in his address at a side event themed “Putting Local Community First in Climate Agenda held
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The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has stated that the police will launch a green initiative as part of the police’s emission reduction program, early next year. Egbetokun announced while speaking to DA NEWS at a side event titled “The Nigeria Police Carbon Reduction Programme,” held at the Nigeria Pavilion on the sidelines of the ongoing COP 28 in
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The Hydro Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) has reaffirmed its commitment to addressing ecological and environmental challenges in Kwara and other states under its jurisdiction. The Managing Director, Abubakar Yelwa, spoke exclusively to SOBI FM on the sidelines of COP 28 in Dubai today, where he outlined the agency’s objectives and expectations from the international community. He said the
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Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwoolu has announced that the state is in full support of the National Net Zero Emission Target, as part of the state broader commitment to combating climate change and improving environmental sustainability. Sanwoolu made the announcement while speaking at a side event hosted by the Lagos State government titled Lagos Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan on
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The Special Adviser to the Kwara State Governor on Education, Dr. Adetola Salau has emphasized the pivotal role of climate education in achieving a sustainable environment in Kwara. Speaking exclusively to Sobi FM at the Nigerian Pavilion at the ongoing COP 28 in Dubai, Dr. Salau stressed the imperative of raising awareness about climate change across all age groups. She
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More than 97,000 participants have badges to attend this year’s Conference of the Parties (COP) in Dubai, making it potentially the largest in COP history by some distance. This is almost twice the number that travelled to Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt for COP27 last year, the previous largest in an almost 30-year history of summits. For the first time in
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President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is committed to methane emissions reduction by at least 30 per cent by 2030. Tinubu stated this on Saturday Dec 2, 2022 in Dubai while addressing stakeholders at the ongoing global climate summit popularly known as COP28. Speaking at a forum on methane and other non-CO2 emissions reduction, Tinubu said Nigeria was signatory to 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
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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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