Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has called for urgent and coordinated efforts to address the escalating impact of climate change on agriculture across Africa. Speaking on the sidelines of the 6th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage in Abuja on Monday, Zulum said that Africa was at...
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The United States has officially notified the Secretary-General of its withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, effective January 27, 2026, UN spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, has said. Dujarric said this at a news briefing on Tuesday in New York. The historic accord reached by 193 countries in December 2015 in...
An environmentalist, Chief Sam Onuigbo, has said only partnership among countries and innovation into cleaner energies can save the climate from further devastating damage. Onuigbo, former member of House of Representatives, said this on Monday in Abuja during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The All...
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday assured a global audience in the United Arab Emirates that Nigeria is ready to work with other nations to build a resilient, equitable and sustainable world for all. Tinubu said this while speaking on the topic, “From Climate Imperatives into Economic Prosperity: Bridging Africa...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The Climate and Sustainable Development Network (CSDevNet) in collaboration with the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), have called on global leaders to deliver on climate pledges and advancing climate justice The National Network Coordinator of CSDevNet, Mr Stephen Abu, made the call during...
UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has launched the 2024 edition of its prestigious National Essay Competition (NEC), unveiling a significant 100% increase in the educational grants for top winners. Now in its 14th year, the NEC is an...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Ministry for Environment and the UK FCCD Lafita Program, organized a one-day sensitization workshop on climate change and its health effects. The workshop aimed to raise awareness among stakeholders, including health workers, specialists, and...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has inducted new corporate members to improve membership growth in Taraba State. The induction ceremony took place in Jalingo Taraba State’s capital, during the National workshop, public lecture, and inauguration of 2024/2025 newly elected officials. Delivering his welcome...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi- The Executive Director, Community Advocates for Rural Development (CARD), Habiba Ajufoh, has called on Nigerian youths to strive to be change agents and innovators on climate change issues in the country and the world at large. She also called on them to lend their voices...
Managing Director of the North East Development Commission (NEDC), Alhaji Mohammed Alkali, has said climate change is responsible for incessant collapsed of bridges in the region. Alkali stated this on Friday, while on the assessment of the collapse bridge at Namnai, along Jalingo -Wukari road in the Gassol local...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Farmers in Benue State who are experiencing serious drought for a number of weeks have started lamenting the devastating effect of the drought. Already food and cash crops cultivated are fast weathering away over the prolonged absence of rain in the farming...
Access Bank has unveiled its ‘Switch to Solar’ campaign for households and businesses to tackle climate change and promote a friendly and cleaner energy environment. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the campaign aims to leverage the rapidly-improving economics of solar and storage technologies to enable...
The NNPC Foundation has planted 500 tree seedlings as part of campaign to preserve the environment and mitigate climate change in the country. The Managing Director of the Foundation, Mrs Emmanuella Arukwe, said this during a tree planting campaign on Wednesday at Government Girls’ Secondary School, Nasarawa in Azare,...
The World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) deepen cooperation to help countries scale up action to confront the threat of climate change. This is according to a statement by the IMF, a copy obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on...
The Federal Government says it has earmarked N130 billion for the execution of energy transition plans in the country. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planing, Sen.Abubakar Bagudu said this in Abuja on Monday at a dialogue on Mainstreaming Climate Action into Nigeria’s Development Plans with the theme:...
National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) says Nigeria becomes the first country in Africa to acquire a cosmic ray muon detector to aid climate change and atmospheric research. Prof. Babatunde Rabiu, Director, UN- African Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in English (UN-ARCSSTEE), a research...
OLADIMEJI SOLOMON (Lead Writer) – “Our Climate is Changing…. Why Aren’t We?” — Vanini Aggarwal, a 15-year-old telling climate stories by young people in Nigeria. Children make up 51% of the 223 million people in Nigeria who are disproportionately impacted by climate change. They are often the first to be affected by climate change...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Surveyor-General, of Adamawa State, Pwavidon Simon, has said that for the persistent farmer/herder clashes which have led to the loss of several lives and properties across the country to be tackled, Governors must expand grazing routes. He said that the grazing routes...
Access Bank Plc has secured a 75 million dollars facility from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to support climate change measures in Nigeria. The bank disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Citi, a preeminent banking partner for institutions with cross-border needs, a global leader...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) is working in collaboration with the United States Department of States and international management consultancy firm, Deloitte, to meet its net-zero carbon goals by embarking on a project aimed at reducing the emission of methane and other greenhouse gases from its...