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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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revealed that Nigeria is taking a significant step towards a sustainable and eco-friendly future by introducing a pioneering initiative to deploy a fleet of 100 electric buses. The President spoke at a high-level meeting with stakeholders and investors on the Nigeria Carbon Market and Electric Buses Rollout Programme on Saturday December 2, 2023 in Dubai,
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In her effort to achieve a net zero carbon economy by 2060 Nigeria has achieved what looks like another major milestone by launching its Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy on Friday, December 1, 2023, at COP28 in Dubai, UAE. The event, which was graced by dignitaries and delegates from different countries around the world, was held at the African Pavilion
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Amidst the global unprecedented challenges, ranging from economic hardship, military takeover in some parts of Africa, Russian-Ukraine and Israel-Gaza wars, conversation continues on the “war” of nature against man – the Climate change. This is as a result of the intended and unintended actions of man against the environment. Climate change has not only posed threats to human and animal
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In marking a historic development in the global fight against climate change, delegates at the ongoing COP 28 in Dubai have adopted the operationalisation of the Loss and Damage Fund. The concept of Loss and Damage was introduced in the previous conference, COP27, held in Egypt. It was here that the establishment of a fund dedicated to addressing this issue
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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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