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Onoja: Climate Change is Shrinking Wetlands, Protect Them
The Director-General of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), Dr. Joseph Onoja, discusses key environmental issues, the Conference report of Ramsar COP15 and its importance for Nigeria. The 15th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting...
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The African Forest and Climate Change Governance Innovation Centre (AFCGICM) Is Reportedly Taking Steps To Lead Africa In Complying With The European Union’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).
1 … To achieve this, they seem to be focusing on providing verified reforestation data. … Ensuring products imported into the EU are deforestation free. The Association for Forest Conservation and Green Industrial Charcoal Merchants (AFCGICM) has...
Owner: James Ibori
Ghana and Niger renew Supreme Court Justice calls for legal education overhaul to safeguard democracy trade pact to boost transit corridor efficiency
Justice Ernest Yao Gaewu Justice Ernest Yao Gaewu, a Supreme Court Judge, has called for a comprehensive redefinition of legal education in Ghana, arguing that the current model is inadequate for preparing lawyers to meet contemporary democratic...
Owner: Emmanuel K. Dogbevi
NOSDRA partners Operation Delta Safe on oil exploration
The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has called on the South-South Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe, to strengthen its partnership in addressing environmental challenges associated with oil exploration in the Niger...
Owner: Maiden Alex Ibru
Otuaro’s leadership driving new model of reintegration in Niger Delta
From Charity Nwakaudu, Abuja The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) under the leadership of Dr Dennis Otuaro has embarked on a strategic transformation aimed at repositioning the Niger Delta as a hub of skilled innovation and sustainable peace....
Owner: Uzor Kalu Family
Niger Expresses Concerns Over Drop In Breastfeeding From 42% To 35.5%
1 Chinwendu Nnadozie Niger State government has expressed concerns that Early Initiated Breastfeeding (EIB) has declined in the last five years from 42% to 35.5% against expected rise. Niger State Nutrition Officer, Hajia Asmau Abubakar, disclosed...
Owner: James Ibori
Delta State Government Postpones Groundbreaking for Ugbolu-Okpanam Road Due to Inclement Weather
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Alexa.ng
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The Delta State Government has announced the postponement of the highly anticipated groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the 12-kilometre Ugbolu-Okpanam Road in Oshimili North Local Government Area, a significant infrastructure project...
BANDITRY AND ABDICATION OF DUTY IN NIGER
There are moments in history when governments prove themselves not merely negligent but spectacularly absent. Niger North, tragically, is living through such a moment. For three unbroken days, bandits turned Borgu, New Bussa, Ibeto, Salka, Atabo,...
Owner: Nduka Obaigbena
US must increase foreign aid to combat rising climate-driven displacement: study
The United States must scale up its foreign health assistance and shift toward proactive aid rather than emergency response to address the health risks connected to global climate-driven displacement, a report GW researchers released late last...
Chinese mining in West Africa: Responding to the environmental and social impacts
Issue Brief October 6, 2025 • 8:30 am ET Print this page Chinese mining in West Africa: Responding to the environmental and social impacts By Abosede Omowumi Babatunde, Richard Asante, Joseph Asunka, Joshua Eisenman, Fancies Egu Lansana, Sanusha...
Owner: Atlantic Council of the U.S. (Non-profit)
AfDB Commits US$145 Million to Triple Niger’s Solar Capacity, Lift Power Access
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has sealed a $144.7 million financing package with Niger that aims to nearly triple the country’s renewable energy capacity while pulling millions more citizens onto the electricity grid by decade’s end....
Owner: Roger Agambire Agana
Climate Shocks, Governance Gaps and the ...
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The Guardian Post
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Climate refugees in the Far North of Cameroon. Photo: Dorcas Ekupe. Yusuf Abdullahi stood beside the only well left in his town, its rim ringed with rust and water tinted a cloudy brown. For decades, the people of Bultu Briya, a village in...
Owner: Kristian Ngah Christian
Chinese fishing in West Africa: Responding to the environmental and social impacts
Issue Brief October 6, 2025 • 8:30 am ET Print this page Chinese fishing in West Africa: Responding to the environmental and social impacts By Ebimboere Seiyafa, Awa Niang Fall, Ellis Adjei Adams, Kadidia Kane, Isa Elegbebe Olalekan, Kodjo...
Owner: Atlantic Council of the U.S. (Non-profit)
Unlocking Climate Finance: A Lifeline for Nigeria’s States and Businesses, By Dr. Umaru J. Abu
Nigeria’s Climate Emergency Some years ago, when the River Niger burst its banks, Ibaji Local Government Area in Kogi State went under. Rice paddies that had fed families for generations disappeared overnight; schools doubled as emergency...
Owner: Bougei Mohammed Attah, Danlami Nmodu
Unlocking Climate Finance: A Lifeline for Nigeria’s states, businesses, by Umaru J. Abu
Nigeria’s Climate Emergency Some years ago, when the River Niger burst its banks, Ibaji Local Government Area in Kogi State went under. Rice paddies that had fed families for generations disappeared overnight; schools doubled as emergency...
Owner: Dotun Oladipo & Oladipo Family
Tax Reform: The Plight of States, LGAs Amid Bizarre Enforcements
October 19, (THEWILL) — Despite the highly celebrated tax reform laws recently enacted by the Federal Government, the states and local government councils are not likely to enjoy the benefits that the new system is said to offer. Taiwo Oyedele,...
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Unlocking climate finance: A lifeline for Nigeria’s states and businesses
BY UMARU ABU Some years ago, when the River Niger burst its banks, Ibaji Local Government Area in Kogi State went under. Rice paddies that had fed families for generations disappeared overnight; schools doubled as emergency shelters; whole...
Owner: Simon Kolawole
Ondo youths petition Tinubu, demand sack of NDDC board member
The Coalition of Oil Producing Youths of Ondo State (COPYOS) has urged President Bola Tinubu to sack Otito Atikase-Ehinmore, the state representative on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) board, over alleged abuse of office. It made the...
Owner: Dotun Oladipo & Oladipo Family
Ondo youths petition Tinubu to sack NDDC board member
The Coalition of Oil Producing Youths of Ondo State has urged President Bola Tinubu to sack Otito Atikase-Ehinmore, the state representative on Niger Delta Development Commission board, over alleged abuse of office. COPYOS made the demand in a...
Owner: Samuel Ogundipe
Latest Weather Alert: NiMet forecasts thunderstorms, rain across Nigeria
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted rain and thunder across Nigeria from Monday to Wednesday. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja envisaged thunderstorms with moderate rainfall over parts of Jigawa, Zamfara, Kano,...
Owner: Samuel Ogundipe