Climate change is an urgent global issue that affects every aspect of our lives. Despite its widespread impact, many Nigerian youths lack a clear understanding of the causes, consequences, and solutions to this phenomenon. Olumide Idowu, Co-founder of the International Climate Change Development Initiative, ICCDI while speaking in Ilorin the Kwara State capital, North Central Nigeria while speaking with DA
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While there are several necessary measures needed to operationalize Nigeria’s 2021 Climate Change Act, it demonstrates the seriousness with which the country is approaching climate action. Being the first stand-alone comprehensive climate change legislation in West Africa and among few both globally and regionally, it has the potential to become a strategic tool for climate change advocacy and a legal
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Like crude oil, Nigeria has abundant renewable energy potential. Renewable energy is derived from natural sources that are replenished at a higher rate than they are consumed. Major sources of renewable energy are solar, hydro, wind, biomass, and geothermal. Nigeria’s power sector is facing a crisis with a large percentage of the population lacking access to electricity while those who
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Due to the deplorable state of roads in Nigeria, farmers have to grow only what they can eat or the extra they can carry on their heads to nearby markets. Most times, the surplus gets rotten in storage in the villages or during transit as a result of many hours or days spent transporting the foodstuffs to where they are
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A civil society organisation, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has called for a comprehensive health and environmental audit of Ogoni land, the entire Niger Delta, and wherever there have been negative impacts of hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation in Nigeria. The Director of HOMEF, Nnimmo Bassey made the call in a statement reacting to the appointment of a new coordinator
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Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative, BBYDI a leading global youth organization focused on sustainable development, is proud to announce that its Global Director- Abideen Olasupo, recently spoke on the crucial topic of “Building A Resilient Plant Health System in A Changing Climate.” The speech aimed to raise awareness and promote proactive measures to address the challenges posed by climate change
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The death from the floods that ravaged South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo over the weekend has reached 401. The provincial governor of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Theo Kasi, on Monday, confirmed the tolls while briefing the press without providing further details. Kasi said the flood had become one of the deadliest natural disasters in
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Details from the National Bureau of Statistics show that Nigeria’s 36 states received a total of N64.417 billion ($139,581) as ecological funds between 2021 and 2022. These funds were set aside to mitigate severe ecological problems. The financial details show that Kano got the highest amount over the period – N3.144 billion. In the South-East, Enugu received the highest amount,
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The UN humanitarian agencies have said that no fewer than 60 million people in the Horn of Africa were in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) incident manager
Nuclear power is a solution to climate change because it is the largest source of low-carbon energy that produces minimal greenhouse gas emissions and can help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide
As part of it’s aim at cutting down greenhouse gases and replacing it with cleaner sources of energy, the governor of Lagos State South West Nigeria Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the arrival
Adetokunbo Abiola Methane continued its upwards emissions spiral, as it recorded its fourth highest annual increase in 2022, rising by 14 parts per billion to 1,911.9 ppb in the past year, faster
The value of Nigerian soya beans in the global market has reached N462.2 billion ($ 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.
