CLAIM: Tinubu is the first African president to Ring NASDAQ Closing Bell Text On September 20, 2023, President Tinubu rang the closing bell of Nasdaq at Times Square in New York as part of the ringing ceremony, which was aimed at attracting investors to promote Nigeria’s economic image on the global stage. The event was part of proceedings at the
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Despite floods in Libya showing the urgency of the climate crisis, 2023’s United Nations General Assembly has been quiet on climate change. The wave of net zero pledges has crested and the next big UN deadline for nearer-term climate plans is not until 2025. UN chief Antonio Guterres’ Climate Action Summit, for all his fiery rhetoric on ending fossil fuel
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Environmental rights advocates have urged wealthy nations to follow through on their financial commitments made as part of the Paris Climate Agreement in order to help impacted people, particularly those in vulnerable locations, adapt to the disastrous effects of climate change. The campaigners made their demand on Saturday, September 16, 2023, during this year’s World Cleanup Day (WCD) in Abuja,
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As the United Nations Secretary-General’s Climate Ambition Summit wraps up and the world witnesses once again what looks like a lack of commitment from the largest fossil fuel producers, Pacific governments and global climate leaders had a media session hosted by the Republic of Vanuatu calling on nations to take concrete action to phase out fossil fuels in a way
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A youth-focused civil society organization the Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative, BBYDI, has raised the alarm over identified threats against the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the year 2030. Speaking with journalists at an event to commemorate the SDGs Global Peoples Assembly in Ilorin the Kwara state capital North Central Nigeria on Tuesday, September 18, 2023, which
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Civil society representatives have described the fact that several world leaders will not be present at the UNSG’s Climate Summit next week in New York as a telling sign of political disconnect from the everyday lives of millions of people impacted by the climate crisis. This was made known at a press briefing organized by the Climate Action Network which
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The Sustainable Markets Initiative has announced the Founder- President of the Wellbeing Foundation Mrs Toyin Saraki as a member of the distinguished panellists who will evaluate and select the 2023 Terra Carta Seal Award winners. Launched in 2021 at COP26 held in Glasgow by His Majesty King Charles III when he was Prince of Wales, the Terra Carta Seal recognizes
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Dangote Group has revealed that it is deploying cutting-edge technology and other measures to mitigate the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and impacts, in all its subsidiaries. This was made known by the company’s Group Chief, Branding and Communication Officer, Mr Anthony Chiejina, in a statement on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, in Lagos. He said the group, as part of
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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.
