By Dare Akogun UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is turning into a “mirage of what might have been,”. He expressed the fear at the opening of the Financing for Development Forum (FfD), taking place at UN Headquarters in New York. The Secretary-General pointed to reports showing that, since the pandemic, the richest one
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By Marina Martina Reporting on climate change requires journalists to learn about scientific facts and concepts, and to communicate them clearly and effectively. To facilitate this process, journalists may be inclined to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools that can generate texts based on information available on the internet, such as today’s ever-popular ChatGPT. The problem, however, is that ChatGPT, while useful, can
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The SDG Moment serves to place an annual spotlight on Sustainable Development Goals and will be held at the beginning of the United Nations General Assembly’s High-Level Week. It takes place as the world faces a deepening cost-of-living crisis that carries huge implications for the advancement of the SDGs, especially in developing countries. Convened by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres,
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The World Health Organisation, WHO has said 672 million people in Africa do not have access to the health care they need. The organisation Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, said this in her message to commemorate the World Health Day 2023 and the WHO’s 75th Anniversary. WHD is celebrated annually on April 7 and each year draws attention
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Studies have shown that elevating women’s voices could be used to reduce Nigeria’s maternal mortality rate, which remains a public health concern, and ensure quality maternal healthcare. According to Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) 2018, the country has a maternal mortality rate of 512 women per 100,000 live births, which accounts for 20 percent of global maternal deaths. Stakeholders
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By Dare Akogun A report by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has identified inadequate rainfall and flooding as the two key adverse climatic factors that affected the yield of smallholder farmers in Northeast Nigeria in the year 2022. The flood, (NEMA), affected 245,361 persons and led to the total destruction of 27,339 Hectares of farmlands in Borno, Adamawa, Yobe,
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By Dare Akogun Many farmers, particularly those in remote villages, have reportedly switched to trade by barter to feed, following the cash crunch caused by the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, stated this in its latest findings which also indicated that farmers lost about N30bn due to the naira
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By Dare Akogun Women in Nigeria have been hailed for their efforts at ensuring food security in the country and reducing hunger-induced deaths. The National President Nigerian Association Of Women In Agriculture, NAWIA, Mrs. Ngizan Chahul gave the commendation at their 2022 Annual General Meeting, AGM, held in March 2023. She said 12,000 women have enrolled in the membership 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.
