On tuesday, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo stated that the perennial power problem in Africa could be solved though alternative energy sources like fossil fuels and coal. He said this at a High Level Roundtable on the theme: Energy and Climate Change at the African Development bank’s Annual Meeting in Zambia. According to him, “for us, priority today is development […]
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The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has asked Nigerians to take the issue of climate change seriously. Fashola also suggested how to address the issue while speaking on “Urban design and climate change” at the first Nigeria Urban Design Forum on Thursday. The forum was conveyed by a former Lagos State
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Edwin Ikhuoria is Nigeria’s Country Representative for ONE Campaign and has over 15 years experience in the development sector. He has worked across multiple sectors in the fight against poverty, using very innovative means to mobilize support for issues around poverty eradication and global development. He has worked with diverse groups including celebrities in Nigeria’s
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The Federal Government has declared that the clean-up of Ogoni environment in line with the recommendations of the United Nation’s Environment Programme (UNEP) is a long term project that will last for 25 years. It also declared that the implementation of the report of the UNEP in Ogoniland is above politics, hence the Rivers State
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All over the world, thousands of cyclists will commute via pedal power to work today, in an effort to make commuting healthier, cheaper and better for the environment. This event has been happening for 15 years and has not made any big memory in Nigeria to the best of our knowledge. In the wake of crazy traffic
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Unilag would be hosting the Lagos Model United Nations Conference with the theme: One World: United for Peace and Sustainability. Organized by the Univeristy’s faculty of Law, this event is set to be the first of its kind to be organized by a University in Nigeria and indeed the West African sub region. It will
One of the missing Chibok girls has been found. She is the first to be rescued since their capture two years ago. In all, 218 girls remain missing after their abduction from a secondary school in north-east Nigeria in April 2014. Amina Ali Nkeki was found by a vigilante group on Tuesday in the Sambisa
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On friday, 13th of May, I attended a Climate Change art exhibition organised by Alliance Francaise Lagos in Moore House, Ikoyi. The exhibition was in partnership with the Agence Française de Développement, Yann Arthus-Bertrand and the GoodPlanet foundation. Through 21 photos from the book ” 60 solutions against climate change “, the exhibition emphasized –
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Chioma Angela Ukonu (Mrs.) is the Co-Founder/Chief Operating Officer at RecyclePoints Limited;a Social Entrepreneur with focus on environmental sustainability, women empowerment, youth employment and community engagement. She is a member of African Youth Initiative on Climate Change, a Youwin award winner, EDC/British Council CEP alumna, Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program (TEEP) alumna, SMEDAN certifiedand a beneficiary
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The “why” and “how” of mainstreaming women’s empowerment in the context of climate change projects and programmes was the focus of a one-day training session held recently as part of the Green Climate Fund’s Accelerating Direct Access week. Organised jointly by GCF and UN Women, the workshop was delivered to participants attending the Fund’s direct
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